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
https://w3id.org/haf/organization/498431195584
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
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2021112384
VIAF
https://viaf.org/viaf/324163331880502640279

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

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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

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