Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Church_of_Our_Lady_Mary_of_Zion
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:church
gptkbp:annualEvent gptkb:St._Mary_of_Zion_festival
gptkbp:architecturalStyle Ethiopian church architecture
gptkbp:associatedWith Ethiopian emperors
gptkbp:buildingCompleted 17th century
gptkbp:containsRelicsOf gptkb:Ark_of_the_Covenant_(claimed)
gptkbp:country gptkb:Ethiopia
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:Mary,_mother_of_Jesus
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Ezana_of_Axum
gptkbp:foundedIn 4th century
gptkbp:gender women not allowed in main church
gptkbp:hasChapel gptkb:Chapel_of_the_Tablet
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion
gptkbp:location Axum
gptkbp:neighboringMunicipality gptkb:newer_Church_of_Our_Lady_Mary_of_Zion_(20th_century)
gptkbp:notableEvent coronation site for Ethiopian emperors
gptkbp:notRebuiltAfterDestruction multiple times
gptkbp:religiousAffiliation gptkb:Ethiopian_Orthodox_Tewahedo_Church
gptkbp:restored gptkb:Emperor_Fasilides
gptkbp:significance holiest church in Ethiopia
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Axum,_Ethiopia
gptkb:Ark_of_the_Covenant
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5