Qeddest Śellāsē Cathedral

This Ethiopian Orthodox cathedral in Addis Ababa was commissioned by Ḫāyla Śellāsē, Emperor of Ethiopia, 1892-1975, with the foundation stone laid on December 25, 1931; construction halted during the Italian occupation, with work resuming in 1942. The first service was celebrated January 26, 1944, and the building was extended in the 1940s and again in the 1960s. It is the final burial place of Ḫāyla Śellāsē and his wife Empress Manan.

HMML ID
775029486295
PURL
https://w3id.org/haf/organization/775029486295
LC name
Qeddest Śellāsē (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
HMML name
Qeddest Śellāsē Cathedral
HMML native script
ቅድስት ፡ ሥላሴ
Library of Congress
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2021097306
VIAF
https://viaf.org/viaf/44154327909526850628

Variants

  • Cathedral of the Holy Trinity
  • Holy Trinity Cathedral
  • Kidist Selassie
  • Manbara Ṣabā'ot Qeddest Śellāsē
  • Menbere Tsebaot Qedest Sellassie
  • መንበረ ፡ ጸባኦት ፡ ቅድስት ፡ ሥላሴ

Organization information

Organization type
Dioceses ● Cathedrals
Foundation date
1931-12-25
Centuries
20th century CE ● 21st century CE
Locations
Countries
Fields of activity

Organization relationships

Parent organizations
Founders

General notes

Description
Menbere Tsebaot Qedest Sellassie
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, eds. Ahmed Zekaria, Bahru Zewde, and Taddese Beyene (Addis Ababa: Institute of Ethiopian Studies, 1987), 62.
Description
Cathedral of the Holy Trinity; መንበረ ፡ ጸባኦት ፡ ቅድስት ፡ ሥላሴ = Manbara Ṣabā'ot Qeddest Śellāsē
Citations
Siegbert Uhlig, ed., Encyclopaedia Aethiopica, vol. 4, O-X (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2010), 282-283.
Description
Holy Trinity Cathedral; Kidist Selassie
Citations
"Holy Trinity Cathedral (Addis Ababa)," Wikipedia, accessed August 18, 2021, https://perma.cc/W9JH-HF6G.
Citations
EMML 1176, Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, accessed August 18, 2021, https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/203012.

Preferred citation

"Qeddest Śellāsē Cathedral." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified February 09, 2022. https://w3id.org/haf/organization/775029486295

Change notes

Date added
2021-04-14
Last edited
2022-02-09