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The Acts of ʾAzqir is a Geʿez hagiographical work preserved in a single 15th-century manuscript from Dabra Libānos monastery. It recounts the 4th-century martyrdom of ʾA…

The hagiographic dossier of ʾAlāniqos is a Geʿez text preserved in a single 18th-century manuscript from Däbrä Ṭabur monastery. It claims the saint lived under Emperor ʾ…

This anonymous Ethiopic homiletic dossier honors the Archangel Raphael, surviving in multiple manuscripts from the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. The work comprises…

The Imae of Yāred is an anonymous Geʿez hagiographic text preserved uniquely in the manuscript Betmaṣḥaf 270, held by the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. The work be…

This work is a Geʿez hagiography (gädl) of Emperor Fāsiladas (r. 1632–1667), a 17th-century Ethiopian ruler known for expelling Jesuit missionaries and consolidating Ort…

The Image of Cyricus is an anonymous Geʿez hagiography recounting the martyrdom of the child saint Cyricus (Quiricus). The text follows a conventional structure of trial…

The Geʿez hagiography of Dioscorus, transmitted in a single manuscript (Betä Mäsəḥəf 2983), recounts the life and veneration of the miaphysite patriarch of Alexandria (d…

The Image of Gabra Krǝstos is an anonymous Geʿez hagiography venerating Gabra Krǝstos ('Servant of Christ'), a saint of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. The text…

The Image of George is an anonymous Geʿez hagiography recounting the martyrdom of Saint George, structured as a conventional passion narrative with trial, torture, and m…

The Geʿez hagiography of Hripsime (Arisima) recounts the martyrdom of a virgin saint under the Roman emperor Diocletian. The text, preserved in Ethiopian synaxarial coll…

The Image of Libānos is an anonymous Geʿez hagiography preserved in a single undated manuscript (Rep. Ch. 377). It praises Libānos, a saint venerated in the Ethiopian tr…

The Image of Liqānos is an anonymous Geʿez hagiography preserved in a single manuscript witness, Betmaṣḥaf 390. The work venerates Liqānos, a saint commemorated in the E…

The 'Image of Mar Behnam' is a Geʿez hagiography of the Syriac martyr Mar Behnam, preserved in Ethiopic Christian tradition. The work is a translation, likely via Arabic…

This work is a hagiographic encomium of Mercurius, a Roman soldier-saint venerated in the Ethiopian Orthodox tradition. The text survives in a single known manuscript wi…

Image of Michael is an anonymous Ethiopic hagiographic work preserved in a single 20th-century manuscript (Betä Məṣḥaf 167, EMML 1839). The text consists of a series of…

The Image of Salāmā is an anonymous Geʿez hagiography celebrating Salāmā, a foundational figure in Ethiopian Christianity traditionally identified with Frumentius, the f…

The 'Image of the Suffering of Apater' is an anonymous Geʿez hagiography recounting the martyrdom of a figure named Apater, whose identity and historicity remain uncerta…

The 'Image of the Suffering of the Martyrs of Akhmim' is an Ethiopic hagiographic account of Christians martyred in Akhmim (Panopolis), Egypt, likely during the Diocleti…

The Image of the Suffering of Theodore is an anonymous Ethiopic hagiography recounting the martyrdom of Theodore under the Roman Emperor Anastasius (r. 491–518). The sol…

The Image of Theodore (the Oriental) is an anonymous Geʿez hagiography preserved in the Ethiopian Orthodox tradition. The text venerates Theodore the Oriental, a martyr…

The Image of Zenā Māryām is a Geʿez hagiographic poem celebrating the life of the Virgin Mary, structured as a series of salutations to her body parts. Its sole witness…

The Image of ʾAragāwi is an anonymous Geʿez hagiography celebrating one of the Nine Saints of the Aksumite period. It recounts ʾAragāwi’s ascetic life, missionary work,…

The Image of ʾAron of Dabra Dāret is an anonymous Ethiopic hagiography venerating ʾAron, a saint of the Ethiopian Orthodox Täwaḥədo tradition. The work focuses on his mo…

The Image of ʾEwosṭātewos is a Geʿez hagiography (gädl) celebrating the life and miracles of ʾEwosṭātewos (Eustathius), a pivotal 14th-century monastic reformer in Ethio…

This anonymous Geʿez prayer addresses the Virgin Mary as 'birthgiver of God' (wālāditā ʾamlāk) and the archangel Michael, forming part of a larger corpus of Ethiopian Or…

The Life and Miracles of Mātyās of ʿĀddǝqe is an anonymous Geʿez hagiography preserved in a single manuscript (betmas:LIT1482GadlaM) of unknown date. It recounts the lif…

The Life and Miracles of Śamra Krǝstos is an anonymous Geʿez hagiography venerating a saint of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. The work belongs to the Gadla genr…

The Life of Susanna is an anonymous Geʿez hagiography (gädl) recounting the trials of a virtuous widow who resists remarriage after her husband's death. The narrative fo…

This anonymous Geʿez malkǝʾ-hymn venerates Takla Hāymānot, a major Ethiopian saint traditionally dated to the 13th–14th centuries. The hymn follows the standard malkǝʾ p…

The Malkǝʾ-hymn to ʾAbrānyos of Dabra Ṭǝllul is an anonymous Geʿez poetic encomium structured around the bodily and spiritual attributes of a little-known Ethiopian Orth…

The Malkǝʾ-hymn to Emperor Galāwdewos is an anonymous Geʿez hymn from the Ethiopian Orthodox Täwaḥədo tradition, structured as a malkǝʿ—a liturgical genre praising a sai…

The Malkǝʾ-hymn to Nob is an anonymous Geʿez poetic encomium praising the martyr Nob through a series of stanzas, each beginning with a body part or attribute. Preserved…

The Malkǝʾ-hymn to St Anne is an anonymous Geʿez poetic work in the malkǝʾ genre, which praises a saint by enumerating body parts and virtues. It is addressed to St Anne…

The Malkǝʾ-hymn to St George is an anonymous Ethiopic hymn of praise following the standard five-stanza structure, each with five lines, plus introductory and concluding…

The Malkǝʾ-hymn to ʾƎḫǝta Krǝstos is an anonymous Geʿez poetic work in the Malkǝʾ genre, praising the female saint through salutations to her bodily parts and virtues. I…

The Malkǝʾa-hymn to Māmās is an anonymous Geʿez poetic composition in the malkǝʾa genre, praising the martyr Māmās through salutations to his bodily parts and virtues. T…

The መልክዐ፡ አቡነ፡ አካለ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ is an anonymous Ethiopic malkəʿ-hymn in praise of the saint Akala Krestos, a 15th-century Ethiopian ascetic and monastic leader. The work surv…

This hagiographic collection recounts miracles at the tomb of the Ethiopian saint Madḫānina ʾƎgziʾ, including visions experienced by his disciple Gabra Krǝstos. The text…

This anonymous Ethiopic hagiography recounts a miracle of St Michael in which a Christian whose hand had become dry is healed through the archangel's intercession. The n…

This Ethiopic hagiographic miracle recounts the liberation of a man possessed by an evil spirit through the intercession of the archangel Michael. The narrative follows…

This anonymous Ethiopic hagiographic text recounts a miracle of the archangel Michael, who heals a blind man. The narrative follows a typical Coptic-Ethiopic pattern: a…

This anonymous Ethiopic hagiographic miracle recounts the healing of a leprous Jew named Sane through the intercession of the Archangel Michael. The narrative follows a…

This anonymous Ethiopic miracle recounts how Saint Michael transforms a poor man into a rich man through his intercessory power. The narrative follows the standard hagio…

This anonymous Geʿez miracle recounts how Saint Michael intervenes to help a poor peasant who discovers a treasure inside a fish. The peasant, exhausted and near death f…

The Miracle of St Michael on the sterile woman is an anonymous Ethiopic hagiographic text recounting the intercession of the archangel Michael to heal a noblewoman of Ro…

This anonymous Ethiopic hagiographic work recounts a miracle of St. Michael involving Egyptian sailors. The narrative opens with a doxological invocation of Michael, fol…

The Miracles of Mabāʾa Ṣǝyon is an anonymous Geʿez hagiographic collection preserved in a single manuscript (betmas:LIT6576MiraclesMabaSeyon). It recounts posthumous mir…

The Miracles of Māmās is an anonymous Geʿez hagiographic collection recounting four miracles attributed to the Ethiopian saint Māmās, possibly a local adaptation of the…

The 'Miracles of the Hymn ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer nagśa' is an anonymous Ethiopic hagiographic collection that recounts miracles attributed to the liturgical hymn 'God is King' in…

The Miracles of the Martyrs of Ṗarāqliṭos is an anonymous Geʿez hagiographic collection recounting miracles attributed to a group of martyrs venerated in the Ethiopian O…

The Miracles of ʾAbbā Yoḥanni of Dabra ʿAśā is an anonymous Geʿez hagiographic collection preserved in a single 18th-century manuscript at the Dabra ʿAśā monastery libra…

The Miracles of ʾAnānya is an anonymous Geʿez hagiography recounting miracles attributed to the saint ʾAnānya, also called Fāsīledes. The work belongs to the Taʾammərā M…

The Miracles of ʾEwosṭātewos is an anonymous hagiographic collection in Geʿez recounting posthumous miracles attributed to the saint ʾEwosṭātewos, a key figure in the Et…

The anonymous Geʿez hagiography recounts the life and posthumous miracles of Maqābis, an ascetic who struggled in the desert of Hor. Composed in the Ethiopic tradition,…

The Ethiopic Synaxarion is a liturgical hagiographical collection of saints' lives arranged by day of the year, used in the Ethiopian Orthodox Täwaḥədo Church. It derive…

The Geʿez Synaxarion is a liturgical hagiographical compilation of saints' lives arranged by day of the year, used in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. It was tran…

Traversing the Sea is an anonymous Ethiopic hagiographic work that recounts a first-person sea voyage and shipwreck, blending travel report with spiritual reflection. Th…

The Vita of the Righteous of Ṗarāqliṭos (Gadla Ṣǝduqān za-Ṗarāqliṭos) is an anonymous Geʿez hagiography preserved in Ethiopian Orthodox tradition. Its composition date i…

The long recension of the Vita of ʾAbbā Yoḥanni of Dabra ʿAśā is an anonymous Geʿez hagiography that recounts the life and ascetic trials of a monastic founder in the Et…

This anonymous Geʿez homily, known by its incipit 'From Your Many Miracles…', is a hagiographic text dedicated to the Virgin Mary, read in the Ethiopian Orthodox Täwaḥəd…

The Acts of Paul is an apocryphal work recounting the missionary journeys and miracles of the Apostle Paul. The Geʿez version, preserved in a single fifteenth-century ma…

The Book of Ezra is an apocryphon attributed to the biblical scribe Ezra, surviving only in Geʿez within the Ethiopic Christian tradition. It expands on themes of repent…

The Martyrdom of Mary the Egyptian is an Ethiopic apocryphon preserved in a single 15th-century manuscript (EMML 1839). It recounts the martyrdom of a virgin named Mary,…

The Paralipomena of Jeremiah is an apocryphal work preserved solely in Geʿez, presenting itself as a continuation of the prophet Jeremiah's narrative. It focuses on Jere…

The Sayfa Śǝllāse-type collection is an anonymous apocryphon in Geʿez, transmitted in multiple Ethiopic manuscripts. It was used in liturgical and devotional contexts, a…

Sword of the Trinity is an anonymous Ethiopic apocryphon preserved in a single 18th–19th century manuscript (EMML 1839) from the Gondar region. The work presents a litur…

The Third Ethiopian Book of Maccabees is an apocryphal work preserved only in a single Geʿez manuscript (EMML 1839) from the 18th–19th century, with no earlier witnesses…

The Book of Tobit is a Jewish apocryphal narrative from the 3rd–2nd c. BCE, likely composed in the Eastern Diaspora. The Ethiopic (Geʿez) version, translated from a long…

The Vita of Anne is an Ethiopic apocryphal work that expands the biblical figure of Anne (Hannah), mother of Mary, into a post-biblical saint. Blending genealogy with ha…

Yosippon is a Geʿez apocryphon that recounts Jewish history from the Maccabees to the fall of the Second Temple, drawing on biblical and post-biblical traditions. It sur…

This work comprises twelve homilies on Christian doctrine by Severus, bishop of Ašmunayn, a 10th-century Coptic Miaphysite theologian. The homilies, originally composed…

This anonymous Geʿez homily in honour of the Archangel Gabriel survives only in Ethiopian manuscripts and is read liturgically on the 15th of each month in the Ethiopian…

The Homily of the blessed Physiologus is a Geʿez text attributed pseudepigraphically to the legendary Physiologus, blending natural lore with moral and typological exege…

This anonymous Geʿez homily for the feast of the Archangel Michael on the 12th of Gǝnbot (May) is transmitted in Ethiopian Orthodox manuscripts, often alongside other Mi…

This anonymous Ethiopic homily for the feast of the Archangel Michael in the month of Maggābit survives only in Geʿez, with no known earlier Vorlage. It is part of the b…

This anonymous Geʿez homily for the feast of the Archangel Michael on the 12th of Maskaram (September–October) survives only in Ethiopic manuscripts, with no known Copti…

This anonymous Ethiopic homily, assigned to the tenth day of Miyāzyā (April–May), celebrates the archangel Michael as an intercessor and cosmic mediator. It opens with a…

This anonymous Geʿez homily is a festal encomium for the Archangel Michael, appointed for the month of Naḥase (August) in the Ethiopian liturgical calendar. It emphasize…

This anonymous Ethiopic homily (dǝrsān) for the feast of the Archangel Michael in the month of Sane (June) survives in multiple manuscripts, often bound with Marian or a…

This anonymous Ethiopic homily is a panegyric for the Archangel Michael, structured as a series of biblical exempla and direct exhortations typical of the dǝrsān genre.…

This anonymous Ethiopic homily, assigned to the month of Yakkātit in the Ethiopian liturgical calendar, is a panegyric for the archangel Michael, emphasizing his interce…

This anonymous Ethiopic homily, read on Ḥamle 10 and 2 in the Ethiopian Orthodox Täwaḥədo Church, venerates the Archangel Michael. It survives in manuscripts within the…

This anonymous Geʿez homily for the feast of the Archangel Michael (12 Ṭǝqǝmt) survives in Ethiopic manuscripts, often alongside other homilies for the month. Its textua…

This anonymous Geʿez homily on the Archangel Michael, conventionally attributed to Epiphanius of Salamis, survives in a single manuscript (Betmaṣḥaf 3959) and is part of…

This anonymous Ethiopic homily, attributed pseudepigraphically to John Chrysostom, narrates a moral contrast between a wealthy, hard-hearted man and a poor, faithful cou…

The Homily on the Archangel Michael, attributed to Timothy of Alexandria (d. 385), is a Geʿez text preserved in the Ethiopian homiletic collection for the month of Ḫǝdār…

This anonymous Ethiopic liturgical text belongs to the Malheq genre of festal hymns used in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. Transmitted without explicit date or…

This anonymous Ethiopic litany, opening with 'And again we beseech the God of compassion,' is a repetitive petitionary prayer from the Geʿez liturgical tradition. It sur…

The Antiphonary for feasts and funeral service is an anonymous Ethiopic liturgical work that combines antiphons for both festal celebrations and funeral rites, a rare du…

The Book of Christening is a liturgical manual for the baptismal rite in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo tradition, preserved in Geʿez manuscripts. It contains prayers,…

The Maṣḥafa Qənʿat (Book of the Funeral Ritual) is an anonymous Ethiopic liturgical work prescribing prayers, psalms, and rites for the burial of the dead in the Ethiopi…

The 'Book of the Rules' (Geʿez: መጽሐፈ ሥርዓት) is an anonymous liturgical ordinance manual transmitted in the Ethiopian Orthodox tradition. It prescribes ecclesiastical rule…

The Supplications (Mastabqwe) is an anonymous Geʿez liturgical prayer preserved in the Ethiopic betmas manuscript tradition. Likely used in the Ethiopian Orthodox Täwaḥə…

The Ethiopic Synaxarion (Senkessar) is a liturgical collection of hagiographical readings arranged according to the Ethiopian calendar, used in the annual cycle of the E…

The Apostolic Canons (56) is a pseudepigraphic collection of ecclesiastical laws attributed to the Apostles, surviving in Geʿez within the Ethiopic canonical tradition.…

The Abṭelisāt (81) is an Ethiopic pseudepigraphical collection of 81 apostolic canons, attributed to the Apostles but composed in late antiquity. Its Geʿez title transli…

The Book of Clement is a Geʿez canon-law compilation attributed to Clement of Rome, but its content draws from later Eastern Christian conciliar and patristic sources. S…

The Book of Spiritual Medicine is an anonymous Geʿez canon law text, traditionally dated between the 15th and 17th centuries based on manuscript evidence. It survives in…

The Canons of Simon the Canaanite (1st recension) is a Geʿez canon-law text attributed to the apostle Simon the Canaanite but likely composed between the 5th and 7th cen…

The 'Notes on the Apostles and their Predicament' is an anonymous Ethiopic work preserved in a single manuscript (Bet Mas 1) with a damaged colophon. It catalogs apostol…