Makāna Samā't Qeddus Qirqos Church
Emperor Menilek ordered it to be founded in 1900 EC (1907/8 CE); a new building was constructed in 1954 EC (1961/2 CE).
- HMML ID
- 528973641250
- PURL
- LC name
- Makāna Samā't Qeddus Qirqos (Church : Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
- HMML name
- Makāna Samā't Qeddus Qirqos Church
- HMML native script
- መካነ ፡ ሰማዕት ፡ ቅዱስ ፡ ቂርቆስ
- Library of Congress
- VIAF
Variants
- Church of St. Cyriacus
- Dabra Fesseḥa Makāna Samā't Qeddus Qirqos
- Kidus Kirkos
- Mekane Semait Qidus Qirqos
- ደብረ ፡ ፍስሐ ፡ መካነ ፡ ሰማዕት ፡ ቅዱስ ፡ ቂርቆስ
Organization information
- Organization type
- Churches
- Foundation date
- [1907,1908]
- Centuries
- 20th century CE ● 21st century CE
- Locations
- Countries
- Languages
Organization relationships
- Parent organizations
- Founders
General notes
- Description
- Mekane Semait Qidus Qirqos; ordered founded by Emperor Menilek in 1900 EC (1907/8 CE); a new building was constructed in 1954 EC (1961/2 CE)
- 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), 66.
- Description
- Church of St. Cyriacus [Qirqos], 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. II: Project Numbers 301-700 (Collegeville: Hill Monastic Manuscript Library, 1976), 208, https://archive.org/details/EMMLCatalog02.
- Description
- ደብረ ፡ ፍስሐ ፡ መካነ ፡ ሰማዕት ፡ ቅዱስ ፡ ቂርቆስ = Dabra Fesseḥa Makāna Samā't Qeddus Qirqos
- Citations
- Zemari Kebrom Tube , "Dabra Fesseḥa Makāna Samā't Qeddus Qirqos," YouTube video, 11:44, January 26, 2021, https://youtu.be/72ugtZdVdQs.
- Description
- Kidus Kirkos
- Citations
- Google Maps, accessed September 23, 2021.
- Citations
- EMML 486, Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, accessed September 23, 2021, https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/202325.
Preferred citation
"Makāna Samā't Qeddus Qirqos Church." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified February 09, 2022. https://w3id.org/haf/organization/528973641250
Change notes
- Date added
- 2021-09-23
- Last edited
- 2022-02-09