Day Giyorgis Church
According to tradition, the original church was constructed by Emperor Takla Māryām (reigned 1430-1433) and destroyed during the invasions of Aḥmad ibn Ibrāhīm al-Ghazi in the 16th century; a new foundation was consecrated in 1968
- HMML ID
- 592595682280
- PURL
- LC name
- Day Giyorgis (Church : Ethiopia)
- HMML name
- Day Giyorgis Church
- HMML native script
- ደይ ፡ ጊዮርጊስ
- Library of Congress
- VIAF
Variants
- Dwāy Giyorgis
- Däy Giyorgis
Organization information
- Organization type
- Churches
- Centuries
- 15th century CE ● 16th century CE ● 17th century CE ● 18th century CE ● 19th century CE ● 20th century CE ● 21st century CE
- Locations
- Countries
- Fields of activity
Organization relationships
- Parent organizations
- Associates
General notes
- Description
- Dwāy Giyorgis
- Citations
- Getatchew Haile, A Catalogue of Ethiopian Manuscripts Microfilmed for the Ethiopian Manuscript Microfilm Library, Addis Ababa, and for the Hill Monastic Manuscript Library, Collegeville, vol. X: Project Numbers 4001-5000 (Collegeville: Hill Monastic Manuscript Library, 1993), 135, https://archive.org/details/EMMLCatalog10.
- Citations
- S. Chojnacki, "Däy Giyorgis," Journal of Ethiopian Studies 7.2 (1969): 43-52
- Citations
- EMML 4233, Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, accessed June 25, 2021, https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/206009.
Preferred citation
"Day Giyorgis Church." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified July 14, 2022. https://w3id.org/haf/organization/592595682280
Change notes
- Date added
- 2021-04-14
- Last edited
- 2022-07-14