Debre Damo Monastery
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Debre Damo Monastery is an ancient, cliff-top Ethiopian Orthodox monastery renowned for its remote location, accessible only by climbing a leather rope up a sheer rock face.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian monastery
ⓘ
Ethiopian Orthodox monastery ⓘ monastery ⓘ |
| accessMethod |
ascending a sheer rock face
ⓘ
climbing a leather rope ⓘ |
| accessRestriction |
no vehicular access to the top
ⓘ
requires physical climbing ability ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Aksumite ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Nine Saints NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid highland ⓘ |
| contains |
illuminated manuscripts
ⓘ
parchment codices ⓘ |
| country | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
repository of early Ethiopian Christian culture
ⓘ
symbol of Ethiopian monastic tradition ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint Aregawi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination | Oriental Orthodox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 2216 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Abuna Aregawi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
monastic community
ⓘ
pilgrimage destination ⓘ place of worship ⓘ |
| genderRestriction | men only ⓘ |
| governingBody | Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeastDay | October 14 (Ethiopian calendar Meskerem 28, approximate) ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ancient library
ⓘ
fortified enclosure ⓘ monastic cells ⓘ stone church ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | surrounding Tigray plateau ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important religious heritage site of Ethiopia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ancient manuscripts
ⓘ
difficult access ⓘ early Christian architecture ⓘ remote location ⓘ |
| languageOfLitury |
Geʽez
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tigrinya ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Tigray Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Ethiopia ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Debre Damo plateau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
clifftop ⓘ |
| near | Adigrat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pilgrimageSiteFor | Ethiopian Orthodox Christians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roofMaterial | timber and stone ⓘ |
| traditionDateOfFoundation | 6th century ⓘ |
| wallConstruction | alternating stone and wood beams ⓘ |
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