Dimā Giyorgis Monastery

Original cave church founded Takaśta Berhān in 14th century; subsequently raised to the status of a monastery by the emperors Dāwit and Yesḥaq

HMML ID
534929498845
PURL
https://w3id.org/haf/organization/534929498845
LC name
Dimā Giyorgis (Monastery : Ethiopia)
HMML name
Dimā Giyorgis Monastery
HMML native script
ዲማ ፡ ጊዮርጊስ
Library of Congress
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2023140443
VIAF
https://viaf.org/viaf/40154921233163590752

Variants

  • Dabra Demāḥ
  • Dabra Dimā
  • Dabra Dimā Giyorgis
  • Dima
  • Dima Giyorgis
  • Däbrä Dima
  • Däbrä Dǝmaḥ

Organization information

Organization type
Monasteries
Centuries
14th century CE ● 15th century CE ● 16th century CE ● 17th century CE ● 18th century CE ● 19th century CE ● 20th century CE ● 21st century CE
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General notes

Description
Dima Giyorgis; Däbrä Dima; Däbrä Dǝmaḥ; monastery; believed it was founded by abba Bäkimos (Täkäśtä Berhan) of Däbrä Asbo ca. 1376 ("a church dedicated to St. Mary in a cave at Dima"); raised to the status of a gädam in 1395 by Dawit II; new church built to replace cave church in 1655
Citations
Siegbert Uhlig, ed., Encyclopaedia Aethiopica, vol. 2, D-Ha (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2005), 161-162.
Citations
Paul B. Henze, Ethiopian Journeys: Travels in Ethiopia, 1969-72 (London: E. Benn, 1977), 239-243.
Citations
EMDA 00326, Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, accessed January 30, 2023, https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/533830.

Preferred citation

"Dimā Giyorgis Monastery." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified January 09, 2024. https://w3id.org/haf/organization/534929498845

Change notes

Date added
2021-04-14
Last edited
2024-01-09

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