Entoto Raguel Church
እንጦጦ ራጉኤል ቤተክርስቲያን
9°05′22″N 38°45′04″E / 9.089555°N 38.750998°E / 9.089555; 38.750998
LocationMount Entoto, Ethiopia
CountryEthiopia
DenominationEthiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
History
Founder(s)Menelik II
Architecture
StyleEthiopian architecture
Years built1877

Entoto Raguel Church (Amharic: እንጦጦ ራጉኤል ቤተክርስቲያን) is an Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo church on the Entoto Hills, 2.5km far away from Addis Ababa, in Ethiopia. Built by Emperor Menelik II in 1887, the church is one of oldest churches in Ethiopia. There is an Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church painting art in the church's interior wall and decorated with hand painting.

Description

Built by Emperor Menelik II in 1877, Entoto Kidus Raguel Church is found on the Entoto Hills about 2.5km away from Addis Ababa.[1][2] Alongside neighbor Entoto Maryam Church, it is one of oldest churches. Inside the church, there is an Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church painting art in the church's interior wall and decorated with hand painting.[3] Visitors can visit its compound abandoned rock carved church chiseled in the rock 700 years.[4]

There is also small museum displaying old manuscripts, crosses, and other church relics.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Samuel, Rahel. "Ethiopia: Historical Wonders of Entoto". Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  2. ↑ "UNDP EMERGENCIES UNIT FOR ETHIOPIA". www.africa.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  3. ↑ "Christian Ethiopian art (article) | Ethiopia". Khan Academy. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  4. ↑ "Addis Ababa". Stone Age Ethiopia Tours | Ethiopia Tours | Tour to Ethiopia | Ethiopia Tour package | Tour Package to Ethiopia | Tour in Ethiopia. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  5. ↑ Tafesse, Serkalem (2018-06-13). "10 Top Guided Tours to Take in Addis Ababa". Culture Trip. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
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