Gebre Meskel
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'''Gebre Meskel''' (Ge'ez: ገብረ መስቀል gäbrä mäsqäl, "Servant of the Cross") also known as '''Gabra Masqal''' was a [[List of kings of Axum|King of Axum]] who reigned in the [[6th century]]. He was a son of [[Kaleb of Axum]] and brother to [[Israel of Axum]].{{cite book|title=Regents of Nations (Part 1)|first=Peter|last=Truhart|year=1984|location=Munich|publisher=K. G. Saur|isbn=3-598-10492-8|url=https://archive.org/details/regentsofnations0000truh/mode/2up|page=101}} His reign is most notable for the compositions of hymns by the Ethiopian saint [[Yared]]. |
'''Gebre Meskel''' (Ge'ez: ገብረ መስቀል gäbrä mäsqäl, "Servant of the Cross") also known as '''Gabra Masqal''' was a [[List of kings of Axum|King of Axum]] who reigned in the [[6th century]]. He was a son of [[Kaleb of Axum]] and brother to [[Israel of Axum]].{{cite book|title=Regents of Nations (Part 1)|first=Peter|last=Truhart|year=1984|location=Munich|publisher=K. G. Saur|isbn=3-598-10492-8|url=https://archive.org/details/regentsofnations0000truh/mode/2up|page=101}} His reign is most notable for the compositions of hymns by the Ethiopian saint [[Yared]]. |
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