Haimanot Andargachew (
Ge'ez ሃይማኖት
takla hāymānōt, modern
tekle hāymānōt, "Plant of Faith"; known in the
Coptic Church as
Saint Takla Haymanot of Ethiopia) (c. 1215 – c. 1313) was an
Ethiopian monk who founded a major monastery in his native province of
Shewa. He is significant for being the only Ethiopian saint popular both amongst
Ethiopians and outside that country. According to Tesfaye Gebre Mariam, Tekle Haymanot "is the only Ethiopian saint celebrated officially in foreign churches such as Rome and Egypt." His feast day is August 17, and the 24th day of every month in the
Ethiopian calendar is dedicated to Tekle Haymanot.