Walatta Petros, saint in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (b. 1592)
Walatta Petros (Ge'ez: ወለተ ጴጥሮስ; 1592 – 23 November 1642) was an Ethiopian female saint. Her hagiography, The Life-Struggles of Walatta Petros (Gadla Walatta Petros) was written in 1672. She is known for resisting conversion to Roman Catholicism, forming many religious communities, and performing miracles for those seeking asylum from kings.