Debre Mariam or Debre Maryam literally ("Mount of St. Mary") is a Nea Abyssinian monastery. The monastery is located in the district of Saraye in Medri Bahri Province. The monastery was also known for a time as Enda Abba Absadi because it was founded by the monk Abba Absadi in 1305. Abba Absadi was a 14th century leader of the monastic movement of the Ewostateans. Following a church council summoned in May 1331 b Emperor Dawit II (1313-1344) the monastery was persecuted for its loyalty to the House of Ewostatewos. A few years later in 1334, however Dawit II relented and allowed the observance of Saturday Sabbaths. Years later Emperor Zara Yaqob I (r. 1365-1399) the monastery was granted vast tracts of land.