Background
He was born on November 2, 1937 in Dega Melza, in the district of Ebenat, province of Gondar, Ethiopia.
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Abune Zena Markos
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According to the Holy Synod of Ethiopia, Markos started to learn the teachings of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church from early childhood, from instructors throughout Ethiopia. By the age of 12 he had completed the basic Ethiopic traditional scholarship, such as: Psalmody, Church hymnody, the office of deaconate, Horologium under the tutorship of Memhir Alemu of Saint Mary's of Shumge.
He went to Saint Mary of Birkuakua to master religious poetry, the climax of Ethiopic traditional scholarship. He also studied the ancient Ethiopic commentary of Sacred Scriptures and liturgical hymnody.
Zena Markos joined Saint Hanna’s Monastery in Debre Sina to learn the Divine Liturgy from scholar Memhir Abba Wolde Semaet.
Zena Markos was elected by Abune Theophilos, the second Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, and was sent to Greece for higher theological studies and advanced research.
He completed his graduate studies with a degree of Master of Divinity.
Career
The parents of Abune Zena Markos were Mr. Begosew Wolde Tsadek and Mistress Genet Wolde Giorgis. Upon completion of his studies, Zena Markos was ordained as a deacon by Abune Michael, the Archbishop of Gondar.
Soon after, he joined the monastery of Debra Libanos.
He went to Zequala monastery where he became a monk with the blessings of Memhir Wolde Selassie. Eventually he was ordained as priest and served at Debre Libanos monastery.
In addition, he also served as a priest and chief administrator in various monasteries and churches across the country, including Kulubi Saint Gabriel Church in the province of Harar. He was consecrated as a bishop on January 21, 1979, and later became the Archbishop of Wolega Diocese in.
He served in Wolega for six years.
In 1992 the EPRDF named a Patriarch, disregarding the Church. Zena Markos went to Kenya, and then to the United States.A., where he established his Bishopric See at Mekane Birhan in Seattle, Washington where he resided and served for over 16 years. Zena Markos extended his apostolic duties all over the world, most notably in Africa, Australia and North America.
He was instrumental to the foundation of numerous churches in Kenya, Canada, Australia and the United States.
Abune Zena Markos died on Saturday February 13, 2010 in Seattle, Washington at the age of 72.
Politics
In 1991 the Ethiopian People"s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) took power and dethroned Patriarch Abune Merkorios.
Membership
Markos was a member of an extended family which helped build and support Saint George’s Church near Saint Mary's of Melza Shumge.
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EPRDF