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Debre Dammo

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Debre Dammo (Tigrinya: ደብረ ዳሞ),The monastery is known as Däbrä Dammo (with the geminated -mm-) in Tigrinya, and as Däbrä Damo in later Amharic appellations...

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Abuna Aregawi

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Ethiopia. Tradition holds that Abuna Aregawi founded the monastery of Debre Damo in Tigray Region of Ethiopia, which is said to have been commissioned...

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Christian monasticism in Ethiopia

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Solomonic periods. Debre Libanos and Debre Damo are some of the best-known monasteries in Ethiopia. Monasteries often have the titles of Debre ("church") and...

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Tigray Region

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Ethiopian metropolitan areas include: Adigrat (home of Adigrat University, Debre Damo monastery and Addis Pharmaceutical Factory) Adwa (home of Adwa Pan African...

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Tekle Haymanot

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Tigray, where he visited Axum, then stayed for a while at the monastery of Debre Damo, where he studied under Abbot Yohannes, Iyasus Mo'a's spiritual teacher...

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Dawit II

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after, Dawit was stabbed to death in his bed by an unknown assailant at Debre Damo. Dawit was succeeded by his son Gelawdewos, as his son Menas had been...

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Architecture of Ethiopia

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good example of still-standing Aksumite architecture is the monastery of Debre Damo from the 6th century. Ethiopian architecture continued to expand from...

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Emperor of Ethiopia

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Zagwe dynasty (which ruled from c. 900 AD), and was first practiced on Debre Damo, which was captured by the 10th-century queen Yodit or "Gudit", who then...

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Orthodox Tewahedo biblical canon

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Ethiopian Orthodox monk from Debre Damo Monastery with an illuminated Bible...

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Kubla Khan

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Debre Damo, an amba (flat-topped mountain) in Ethiopia similar to Amba Geshen (Mount Amara)...

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Debre Libanos

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object of pilgrimages. Tekle Haymanot left his homeland of Shewa for Debre Damo prior to the monastery's founding. On his return, he introduced the spirit...

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Adigrat

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different sights near Adigrat that can be visited by tourists like:- Debre Damo is the name of a flat-topped mountain, or amba, and a 6th-century monastery...

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Giyorgis of Segla

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of abbot (Nebura'ed) of the important monastery of Debre Damo. He also founded the monastery of Debre Bahriy in Gasicha. At the monastery named after him...

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Ethiopia in the Middle Ages

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regular intervals on the facade..." exemplified by buildings such as Debre Damo. Due to insufficient written records, medieval Ethiopian architecture...

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Amba Geshen

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or amba, said to have been used for this purpose, the other two being Debre Damo and Wehni. From some undetermined time, it was the practice that when...

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Agame

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ancient Aksum: to this period dates back the foundation of the monastery of Debre Damo, which played a major role in Ethiopia's ecclesiastic history throughout...

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Ethiopian Empire

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fortress to mountain fortress until he finally died of natural causes in Debre Damo. The Emperor was succeeded by his 18 year old son, Gelawdewos, who faced...

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Church architecture

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churches show the familiar basilican layout. For example, the church of Debre Damo is organized around a nave of four bays separated by re-used monolithic...

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Nine Saints

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bank of the Mareb River; the foundation of the important monastery of Debre Damo is attributed to Abba Aragawi; Abba Liqanos and Abba Pantelewon are credited...

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Regnal lists of Ethiopia

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II, perhaps due to doubts over his legitimacy. A manuscript from the Debre Damo church provided a slightly altered line of succession from Yekuno Amlak...

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Tigray War

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profiling War crimes Sexual violence Hawzen Destruction of Heritage Aksum Debre Damo Negash mosque Predictions of a genocide in Ethiopia Refugees/IDPs Hamdayet...

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Yared

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building with the assistance of Axumite Emperors. St. Yared also consecrated Debre Damo churches founded by Abuna Aregawi. One place where St. Yared successfully...

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List of oldest church buildings

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to this day and is a prominent pilgrimage and tourist center in Cairo. Debre Damo Tigray Region Ethiopia 6th century Ethiopian Orthodox The best preserved...

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Gudit

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nine centuries before. There is a tradition that Gudit sacked and burned Debre Damo, an amba which at the time was a treasury and a prison for the male relatives...

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1922 regnal list of Ethiopia

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text quotes the list of kings from a manuscript held in the church of Debre Damo. The following monarchs are historically verified, though exact dates...

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