Qeddus Yoḥannes Church
An initial chapel with the ark dedicated to John the evangelist was constructed by (later Empress) Zawditu during one of her residencies in Dabra Tābor. In 1916, Zawditu refused to be crowned before the ark was brought to her in Addis Ababa. The ark arrived in Addis Ababa on 29 Ṭerr 1909 EC (6 February 1917 CE) and was installed in the imperial chapel of the late Emperor Menilek where it stayed until 1915 EC (1922/3 CE), save for being temporarily taken to Mannāgašā Qeddus Giyorgis Church for the coronation of Zawditu on 4 Yakkātit 1909 EC (11 February 1917 CE). Upon the decision of the Empress, the ark was moved to the site of the present church, housed in a temporary structure, until the completion of the building in 1918 EC (1925/6 CE). A new church building was constructed by Emperor Ḫāyla Śellāsē. Qeddus Yoḥannes Church was under the administration of the nearby Mannāgašā Qeddus Giyorgis Church until 1953 EC (1960/1 CE), when it became autonomous.
- HMML ID
- 347900700278
- PURL
- LC name
- Qeddus Yoḥannes (Church : Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
- HMML name
- Qeddus Yoḥannes Church
- HMML native script
- ቅዱስ ፡ ዮሐንስ
- Library of Congress
- VIAF
Variants
- Church of St. John
- Church of St. John the Evangelist
- Dabra Negodguad Yohannes
- Kidus Yohannes (Wolde Negodguad) Church
Organization information
- Organization type
- Churches
- Foundation date
- [1922,1923]
- Centuries
- 20th century CE ● 21st century CE
- Founding locations
- Locations
- Countries
- Languages
- Fields of activity
Organization relationships
- Parent organizations
- Founders
- Associates
General notes
- Description
- Church of St. John the Evangelist; Church of St. John
- Citations
- William F. Macomber, A Catalogue of Ethiopian Manuscripts Microfilmed for the Ethiopian Manuscript Microfilm Library, Addis Ababa, and for the Hill Monastic Manuscript Library, Collegeville, vol. II: Project Numbers 301-700 (Collegeville: Hill Monastic Manuscript Library, 1976), 160, https://archive.org/details/EMMLCatalog02.
- Description
- Kidus Yohannes (Wolde Negodguad) Church
- Citations
- Google Maps, accessed October 12, 2021.
- Description
- Dabra Negodguad Yohannes
- Citations
- Haile Gabriel Dagne, "The Establishment of Churches in Addis Ababa," in Proceedings of the International Symposium on the Centenary of Addis Ababa, November 24-25, 1986 (Addis Ababa: Institute of Ethiopian Studies, 1987), 71.
- Citations
- EMML 439, Hill Museum & Manuscript Library.
Preferred citation
Change notes
- Date added
- 2021-10-12
- Last edited
- 2023-07-06