Ewostatewos

Saint Eustathius of Ethiopia
Born	21 Ḥamle, 1265 (Ethiopian calendar) 15 July 1273 (Julian calendar) 22 July 1273 (Gregorian calendar) Tsira', Enderta Province
Died	18 Meskerem, 1345 (Ethiopian calendar) 15 September 1352 (Julian calendar) 23 September 1352 (Gregorian calendar) Armenia
Venerated in	Oriental Orthodoxy Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Patronage	House of Ewostatewos
Controversy	Sabbath observance

Ewosṭatewos (Ge'ez: ኤዎስጣቴዎስ^? ʾĒwōsṭātēwōs, also Ge'ez: ዮስጣቴዎስ^? Yōsṭātēwōs, a version of Ancient Greek: Εὐστάθιος Eustathios; July 15, 1273 – September 15, 1352 according to the Julian calendar) was an important religious leader of the Orthodox Tewahedo during the early period of the Solomonic dynasty of Ethiopia. He was a forceful advocate for the observation of the Sabbath in Christianity. His followers, known as the House of Ewostatewos (individuals are known as Ewostathians), have been a historic force in Tewahedo Orthodoxy.

Ewostatewos was born on 21 Ḥamle as Māʿiqāba ʾIgzī (ማዕቃበ እግዚ) to Śina Ḥiywat (ሥነ ሕይወት) and his father, Kristōs Mōʾā (ክሪስቶስ ሞአ). According to the 16th century gadl "hagiography of his pupil Ananya, Ewostatewos was born in the Tsiraʿ northeast of Mek'ele, part of Enderta province)now located within Enderta wereda) near where he would later found the monastery of Debre Tserabi. Around 1280, while still young, he was sent to live with his uncle, Abba Daniel (monastically known as Zekaryas), the abbot of the mountain abbey of Debre Maryam Qorqor in Gar'alta, a district of Enderta Province. Daniel provided him with his earliest education and introducing him to monastic life. Ma`iqabe Igzi announced his intention to become a monk at 15 and with his decision was renamed to Ewostatewos.

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