Kidane Mehret

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Ethiopian Orthodox veneration Marian title religious devotion

Kidane Mehret is a revered title of the Virgin Mary in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, associated with a covenant of mercy and widely venerated across Ethiopia.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Kidane Mehret (Covenant of Mercy)	1

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Ethiopian Orthodox veneration ⓘ Marian title ⓘ religious devotion ⓘ
associatedWith	covenant of mercy ⓘ divine mercy ⓘ intercession of Mary ⓘ
celebratedBy	clergy of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church ⓘ lay faithful in Ethiopia ⓘ
commemorates	Mary’s covenant of mercy with her Son ⓘ
devotees	Eritrean Orthodox Christians NERFINISHED ⓘ Ethiopian Orthodox Christians NERFINISHED ⓘ
devotionalPractices	fasting before the feast ⓘ night-long vigil services ⓘ special Marian processions ⓘ
hasFeastDay	16 Yekatit (Ethiopian calendar) ⓘ February 24 (Gregorian calendar, in many years) ⓘ
hasIconography	Mary extending a protective veil or mantle ⓘ Mary holding the Christ Child ⓘ Mary surrounded by the faithful seeking mercy ⓘ
hasLanguage	Amharic ⓘ Geʽez NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLiturgicalTexts	hymns in Geʽez ⓘ prayers in Amharic ⓘ
hasMeaning	Covenant of Mercy NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasStatus	major Marian feast in the Ethiopian Orthodox calendar ⓘ widely revered in Ethiopia ⓘ
honorificTitleOf	Mary, Mother of God NERFINISHED ⓘ
inspiredChurches	Kidane Mehret Church in Addis Ababa NERFINISHED ⓘ Kidane Mehret churches throughout Ethiopia ⓘ
inspiredMonasteries	Kidane Mehret monasteries in Ethiopia ⓘ
liturgicalRole	Marian feast ⓘ intercessory commemoration ⓘ
partOf	Ethiopian Orthodox Marian devotion ⓘ
refersTo	Virgin Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedConcept	Tabot (Ark symbolism in Ethiopian Orthodoxy) NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousTradition	Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Oriental Orthodox Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ
theologicalTheme	God’s mercy mediated through Mary ⓘ Mary as advocate for sinners ⓘ Mary’s perpetual intercession ⓘ
veneratedIn	Eritrea NERFINISHED ⓘ Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ura Kidane Mehret → dedicatedTo → Kidane Mehret ⓘ

Kidane Mehret Cathedral → namedAfter → Kidane Mehret ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kidane Mehret (Covenant of Mercy)