When she became a young woman, she married the Oromo King, King Lalibela.

When she became a young woman, she married the Oromo King, King Lalibela. While she lived with the King, she helped him with her prayer. Saint Meskel Kebra was protected by Angels and she was a wise woman who lived diligently with prayer and fasting. She even built church known as ‘Bete Abba Libanos’. She also taught the word of God to unbelievers and changed them to Christians. There is a monastery found in Tigray city, shirea, in a place called Zoba Mudabay Tabire.