Dabra Salām Qeddus Esṭifānos Church
An initial building, intended to be temporary, was constructed in 1910 EC (1917/8 CE); it partially burned on 13 Ṭerr 1933 EC (21 January 1941 CE) and was repaired by Emperor Ḫāyla Śellāsē three years later; the modern building, for which construction took two years, was completed in 1953 EC (1960/1 CE).
- HMML ID
- 498431195584
- PURL
- LC name
- Dabra Salām Qeddus Esṭifānos (Church : Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
- HMML name
- Dabra Salām Qeddus Esṭifānos Church
- HMML native script
- ደብረ ፡ ሰላም ፡ ቅዱስ ፡ እስጢፋኖስ
- Library of Congress
- VIAF
Variants
- Church of St. Stephen
- Dabra Selam Qedus Estifanos
- Saint Estifanos Church
Organization information
- Organization type
- Churches
- Foundation date
- 1916~
- Centuries
- 20th century CE ● 21st century CE
- Locations
- Countries
- Languages
- Fields of activity
Organization relationships
- Parent organizations
- Associates
General notes
- Description
- Dabra Selam Qedus Estifanos; founded sometime between 1916 and 1918
- 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), 70.
- Description
- Saint Estifanos Church
- Citations
- Google Maps, accessed September 23, 2021.
- Description
- Church of St. Stephen, quarter of Boleʼ, Addis Ababa
- 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. I: Project Numbers 1-300 (Collegeville: Hill Monastic Manuscript Library, 1975), 174, https://archive.org/details/EMMLCatalog01.
- Citations
- EMML 168, Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, accessed September 23, 2021, https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/202009.
Preferred citation
"Dabra Salām Qeddus Esṭifānos Church." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified February 09, 2022. https://w3id.org/haf/organization/498431195584
Change notes
- Date added
- 2021-09-23
- Last edited
- 2022-02-09