At the court of the Emperor Lebna Dengel, 'Ěnbāqom become the friend of the Abuna Marqos, the chief ecclesiastic in Ethiopia.[13] During this Emperor's reign 'Ěnbāqom became the Echage, i.e., the Abbot at the Debre Libanos monastery.[14] While at court 'Ěnbāqom also met the Portuguese priest Francisco Álvares.[15] Later this priest visited 'Ěnbāqom at the monastery, teaching him Portuguese and Latin.[16] Álvares reports that in 1520 he was at Dabra Libanos when the Emperor Libna Dengel installed a new Echage: