Atronsa Maryam - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Atronsa Maryam - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Atronsa Maryam (Ge'ez: አትሮንሰ ማርያም, "Throne of St Mary") is one of the oldest churches in South Wollo, Amhara Region, Ethiopia. The church sits on small hill near the mighty river of Walaqa and about 5 km from the town of Woin Amba. The original name of this area was Kelanto.Getatchew Haile, "A History of the Tabot of Atronesa Maryam in Amhara", Paideuma: Mitteilungen zur Kulturkunde, 34 (1988), p. 15 It is also very close to the famous church of Mekane Selassie. The church was first built by Emperor Baeda Maryam in about 1468,Getatchew, "A History", p. 14 where he would also reinter Yekuno Amlak's body."Local History in Ethiopia" The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 28 January 2008) Read more on Wikipedia
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