Ethiopia 2, Addis Ababa, Holy Trinity Cathedral

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ETHIOPIA
Addis Ababa
Holy Trinity Cathedral
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ADDIS ABABA
Ethiopia, formerly called Abyssinia, is one of
the oldest Christian countries in the world.
Perched atop Africas highest plateau, the
country is protected by forbidding deserts and
tropical lowlands. Despite its apparent
mountainous isolation, Ethiopia has long been a
crossroads for Africa, the Middle East and the
Indian Ocean, and a site of dynamic interaction
between people from throughout the world. Addis
Ababa (the name means 'new flower') is of fairly
recent origin - Menelik II founded the city in
1887 but is an important administrative centre
not only for Ethiopia but also for the whole of
Africa. Situated in the foothills of the Entoto
Mountains and standing 2,400 metres above sea
level it is the third highest capital in the
world. The city has a population of about four
million
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A beautiful landmark is the Trinity Cathedral,
which was built in 1941 to European design in
commemoration of Ethiopia's liberation from the
Italian occupation
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Holy Trinity Cathedral, known in Amharic as
Kidist Selassie, is the highest ranking Orthodox
cathedral in Addis Ababa. It was built to
commemorate Ethiopia's liberation from Italian
occupation and is the second most important place
of worship in Ethiopia, after the Church of Our
Lady Mary of Zion in Axum.
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The cathedral bears the title 'Menbere Tsebaot',
or 'Pure Altar'. The church compound is the
burial place for those who fought against the
Italian Occupation, or those who accompanied the
Emperor into exile from 1936 to 1941. Emperor
Haile Selassie I and his consort Empress Menen
Asfaw are buried in the north transept of the
cathedral. Other members of the Imperial Family
are buried in the crypt below the church.
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The High Altar of the cathedral is dedicated to
'Agaiste Alem Kidist Selassie' (Sovereigns of the
World the Holy Trinity). The other two altars in
the Holy of Holies on either side of the High
Altar are dedicated to St. John the Baptist and
to 'Kidane Meheret' (Our Lady Covenant of Mercy).
In the south transept of the cathedral is a
recently added chapel of St. Michael, which
houses the Tabot or Ark of St. Michael the
Archangel, which was returned to Ethiopia in
February 2002 after being discovered in
Edinburgh. This relic was taken by British forces
from the mountain citadel of Magdalla in 1868
during their campaign against Emperor Tewodros II.
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Statue of St. Luke - patron saint of physicians
and surgeons
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Callistemon is a genus of 34 species of shrubs in
the family Myrtaceae, all of which are endemic to
Australia. The common name, "bottlebrush",
perfectly describes this evergreen plant's bright
red flower spikes
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Bougainvillea
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Holy Trinity Cathedral is the official seat of
the Orthodox Archdiocese of Addis Ababa. The
Patriarchs of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo
Church are enthroned at Holy Trinity Cathedral
and all Bishops are consecrated there as
well. The late Patriarchs, Abune Tekle Haimanot
and Abune Paulos of the Ethiopian Orthodox
Church, are buried in the churchyard, as is the
famous British suffragette and anti-fascist
activist Sylvia Pankhurst.
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Saint Michael
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Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, known colloquially as
rose mallow, Chinese hibiscus, China rose and
shoe flower, is a species of flowering plant in
the family Malvaceae, native to East Asia.
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Cathedral was established on December 22, 1931,
under the auspices of His Imperial Majesty Haile
Selassie I.
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The building of the Cathedral occupies an area of
1200 square meters and it is 16 meters high. The
Cathedral complex also includes monuments housing
the remains of those massacred in Addis Ababa by
the Italians in 1937 in response to an
assassination attempt against the Fascist Viceroy
of Italian East Africa. In addition is the
monument and tomb of the officials of the
imperial government who were executed by the
Communist Derg regime.
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Photography is allowed both inside and outside of
the building, with the exception of one
off-limits area outside where police are posted.
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The Cathedral complex also includes the old
Church of the Holy Trinity, who remains a part of
the Cathedral complex and still functions as a
church as well. It is now called Bale Wold
(Church of the Feast of God the Son) but is more
correctly referred to as the Church of the Four
Heavenly Creatures (Arbaetu Insesat). This church
served as the original Holy Trinity Monastery
Church before the building of the Cathedral and
dates back to the reign of Emperor Menelik II.
Other facilities include a primary and a
secondary school, a monastery and the Holy
Trinity Theological College and a Museum
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The entrance fee also includes admission to a
small but impressive museum of ecclesiastical
artifacts
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College of St George - Windsor Castle The stall
plate of Haile Selassie I, who was made a Knight
of the Garter in 1954.
Holy Trinity Cathedral Museum
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The tombs of His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile
Selassie I and Her Imperial Majesty Empress Menen
Asfaw, and other members of the Imperial Family,
are inside Holy Trinity Cathedral
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The two ornate thrones are those of Emperor Haile
Selassie I on the right and that of his wife, the
Empress Menen Asfaw on the left, each made of
white ebony, ivory and marble
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Throne of the Empress
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Inside, there are some grand murals, the most
notable being Afewerk Tekles depiction of the
Holy Trinity, with Matthew (man), Mark (lion),
Luke (cow) and John (dove) peering through the
clouds
Holy Trinity Cathedral Main Dome
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Born in Ethiopia in 1892, Haile Selassie was
crowned emperor in 1930 but exiled during World
War II after leading the resistance to the
Italian invasion. He was reinstated in 1941 and
sought to modernize the country over the next few
decades through social, economic and educational
reforms. He ruled until 1974, when famine,
unemployment and political opposition forced him
from office
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The Emperor Haile Selassie raises the Ethipian
flag. (The mural scenes on the wall are as much
part of religion as they are documents of
Ethiopian history)
Mural depicting Haile Selassie speaking to the
League of Nations in Geneva
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Calvary
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The Four Evangelists
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Across the centuries the Knights of the Garter
have included in their number many intriguing
characters and historically influential figures
however, Haile Selassie I, who was crowned
Emperor of Ethiopia in 1930 at the Cathedral of
St George in Addis Ababa, is perhaps the only
Knight of the Garter to have become the central
focus for a new religious movement, being
worshipped as God incarnate by the Rastafari
movement
massive Aksumite-style granite tombs
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Empress Menen Queen of Queens of Judah, Beloved
Wife of Emperor Haile Selassie I King of Kings
and Lord of Lords of Ethiopia (In Christian
tradition, the Lion of Judah represents the
triumphant Jesus)
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By the early 1970s famine, ever-worsening
unemployment and increasing frustration with the
government's inability to respond to the
country's problems began to undermine Haile
Selassie's rule. In February 1974 mutinies broke
out in the army over low pay, while a
secessionist guerrilla war in Eritrea furthered
his problems. Haile Selassie was eventually
ousted from power in a coup and kept under house
arrest in his palace until his death in
1975. Reports initially circulated claiming that
he had died of natural causes, but later evidence
revealed that he had probably been strangled to
death on the orders of the new government.
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In 1992 Haile Selassie's remains were discovered,
buried under a toilet in the Imperial Palace. In
November 2000 the late emperor received a proper
burial when his body was laid to rest in Addis
Ababa's Trinity Cathedral.
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There are also some brilliant stained-glass
windows
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King Solomon and Queen of Sheba
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Noah and the Arc
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Baptism of Jesus
Tekle Haymanot or Takla Haymanot "Plant of
Faith" known in the Coptic Church as Saint Takla
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Baptism of Jesus Detail
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Office of the Ethiopian Patriarch, Addis Ababa.
Ethiopian patriarchs hold the title of Abune,
which means father in Amharic.
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Aboune Petros or Abuna Petros (1892-1936) was an
Ethiopian bishop and martyr, executed on 29 July
1936 by the Italian occupation forces in Ethiopia
for publicly condemning colonialism, invasion and
massacre. Nowadays, Aboune Petros remains a
famous Ethiopian history. A memorial statue is
erected in 1946 near St. George's Cathedral,
Addis Ababa and the author Tsegaye Gebre-Medhin
wrote a play on his last days.
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He now also is named as Saint Abune Petros by the
Ethiopian Orthodox Church and a church is built
by his name.
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