When Yared was seven years old his father died, and his mother sent him to go live with an uncle, who was a priest of the Ethiopian Orthodox tradition, one of the oldest churches in the world.
Quand Yared atteint 7 ans, son père mourut, et sa mère l'envoya vivre chez son oncle, qui était un prêtre de l'Église orthodoxe éthiopienne, l'une des plus vieilles églises du monde.