Originally a Coptic bishop from Egypt, he was brought to Ethiopia by Emperor Yohannes IV, who raised the $20,000 to pay Cyril V, Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church.
[1] Abuna Atnatewos actively worked against the influence of Catholic missionaries; Asseggahen wrote to Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie that Atnatewos anathematized the Catholic bishop Massaia, and threatened to excommunicate the inhabitants of Shewa were they to associate with him.
[2] The Abuna supported Emperor Yohannes' campaign against the Egyptian attempt to annex Hamasien.
[3] It is reported that Abuna Atnatewos was wounded at the Battle of Gura, later dying on 29 June 1876.
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