GNG5256903: Saint Yared (April 25, 505 Ð May 20, 571) was a semi-legendary Ethiopian musician credited with inventing the sacred music tradition of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and Ethiopia's system of musical notationHe is responsible for creating the Zema or the chant tradition of Ethiopia, particularly the chants of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, which are still performed todayHe is regarded as a saint of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia / Bridgeman Images