Ghébrē Michele
Ethiopian presbyter (1791-1855)
Who they were
At Cerecca-Ghebaba in Ethiopia, Blessed Ghébrē Michele, priest of the Congregation of the Mission and martyr, who through study and prayer always sought the true faith, entering into unity with the Catholic Church; for this he suffered prison and thirteen months of forced marches with the soldiers, with heavy chains on his feet, until he died exhausted by scourging, thirst and hunger.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 14 July as an Ethiopian Vincentian priest who entered the Catholic Church and died in chains of scourging, thirst and hunger.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
- Roman Martyrology, 14 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q2745308 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Ghébrē-Michael (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.