Iyasus Mo'a
Iyasus Mo'a (1214 – 1294) was an Ethiopian saint of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church; his feast day is 5 December (26 Hedar in the Ethiopian calendar). In life he was an Ethiopian monk and abbot of Istifanos Monastery in Lake Hayq of Amba Sel.
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Native depiction of Iyasus Mo'a | |
| Born | 1214 Dehana, Begemder (between Zagwe dynasty and Alodia) |
| Died | 1294 (aged 79–80) |
| Venerated in | |
| Major shrine | Istifanos Monastery, Lake Hayq, Amhara Region, Ethiopia |
| Feast | 5 December |
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