Abune Petros
1892–1936
Abune Petros (1892, Fiche — 1936, Addis Ababa) — Saint, priest.
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Abune Petros was an Ethiopian bishop and priest born in Fiche who became a prominent figure in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. After receiving extensive ecclesiastical training at the Debre Libanos monastery, he served as a teacher and spiritual leader, eventually being consecrated as a bishop in 1928. He is most remembered for his courageous refusal to cooperate with the Fascist Italian forces during their 1935 invasion of Ethiopia. His steadfast commitment to his nation and his faith led to his execution by a firing squad in Addis Ababa in 1936.

