Ura Kidane Mehret Church
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Ura Kidane Mehret Church is a historic Ethiopian Orthodox church on Lake Tana’s Zege Peninsula, renowned for its circular architecture and richly painted interior murals.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ethiopian Orthodox church
ⓘ
historic church ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | traditional circular Ethiopian church ⓘ |
| country | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important site of Ethiopian Christian art
ⓘ
symbol of Ethiopian Orthodox heritage ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Kidane Mehret (Covenant of Mercy)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| denomination | Oriental Orthodox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAccess | boat from Bahir Dar ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalFeature |
circular plan
ⓘ
concentric interior rings ⓘ thatched conical roof ⓘ |
| hasArtisticStyle | Gondarine-style church painting ⓘ |
| hasFunction | monastic center ⓘ |
| hasInteriorDecoration |
painted ceilings
ⓘ
painted wooden columns ⓘ wall-to-wall murals ⓘ |
| hasMuralsTheme |
Last Judgment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Testament scenes ⓘ Old Testament scenes ⓘ battle of good and evil ⓘ lives of Ethiopian saints ⓘ |
| hasPart |
maqdas (inner sanctuary)
ⓘ
qeddest (outer ambulatory) ⓘ qiddist (intermediate space) ⓘ |
| hasReligiousOrder | Ethiopian Orthodox monks ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
important Ethiopian religious heritage site
ⓘ
major Lake Tana monastery church ⓘ |
| knownFor |
depictions of saints and martyrs
ⓘ
richly painted interior murals ⓘ traditional Ethiopian Christian iconography ⓘ vivid biblical wall paintings ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions |
Amharic
ⓘ
Geʽez ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Zege Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Amhara Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Bahir Dar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Lake Tana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Lake Tana island and peninsula monasteries network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surroundedBy |
coffee forest
ⓘ
indigenous trees ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction |
popular tourist destination
ⓘ
visited by pilgrims ⓘ |
| usedFor |
pilgrimage
ⓘ
religious festivals ⓘ religious services ⓘ |
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