A hagiography about him was written in a late 15th-century gädl (Acts) by Endä Gärima.
[2] His father was Mäsfeyanos, King of Rum (Byzantium).
[1] Afterwards, Abba Gärima established a monastery at Mädära, where he stayed for about 20 years.
At Mädära, he was a wonderworker who exorcised demons and performed miracles for the sick.
[1] Giustino de Jacobis (Roman Catholic), Nine Saints • Armenian Apostolic liturgical calendar, Coptic calendar, Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar • Category:Ethiopian saints