George the Armenian wrote in Gaez

George the Armenian was one of the most influential poets of medieval Ethiopia who wrote in Gaez,  language of the Monophysites of Ethiopia. He wrote the hymn “Aragoneh-Mariam” dedicated to the Virgin Mary. George’s name is associated with the blooming of Ethiopian literature. He lived during the reign of Zareh-Jacob (1434-1468).

George the Armenian was one of the most influential poets of medieval Ethiopia who wrote in Gaez,  language of the Monophysites of Ethiopia. He wrote the hymn “Aragoneh-Mariam” dedicated to the Virgin Mary. George’s name is associated with the blooming of Ethiopian literature. He lived during the reign of Zareh-Jacob (1434-1468).