sentences:  He later joined the resistance against the Italian occupation for five years from 1936 to 1941.Upon the liberation of Ethiopia and the restoration of Emperor Haile Selassie in 1941, Woldetensae entered the Debre Libanos Monastery and took monastic vows becoming a monk priest.He also served as a priest in Harar, Dire Dawa, Ogaden and Addis Ababa.