Debre Libanos (Eritrea)

Debre Libanos Monastery
LocationSenafe, Eritrea
CountryEritrea
DenominationEritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
History
Founded5th century
Founder(s)Abune Libanos

Debre Libanos of Ham (or Däbrä Libanos of Šəmäzana, or Debre Libanos of Eritrea) (in Tigrigna: ደብረ ሊባኖስ ካልኣይ ቁዱስ ቦታ ብድሕሪ ደብረ ሲና) is the second-oldest monastery in Eritrea after Debre Sinia.[1] It is part of the Eritrean Orthodox Church.[2] It is a strict monastery, where the monks are expected to plow the fields.[3] This monastery should not be confused with the Däbrä Libanos monastery of Ethiopia.

  1. ^ Bausi, Alessandro. "Däbrä Libanos." Encyclopaedia Aethiopica: D-Ha: Vol. 2, edited by Siegbert Uhlig, vol. 2, Harrassowitz, 2005, pp. 28–29.
  2. ^ Abune Libanos Monastery, Debre Werk, HAM part 1, retrieved 2019-10-23[dead link]
  3. ^ sevensecondsaway (2005-04-20). "The Monastic Community of Ethiopia". Tezeta. Retrieved 2019-10-23.