Entoto Maryam Church

Entoto Maryam Church
እንጦጦ ማርያም ቤተክርስቲያን
Map
9°05′22″N 38°45′49″E / 9.089430°N 38.763641°E / 9.089430; 38.763641
LocationMount Entoto
CountryEthiopia
DenominationEthiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
History
Founder(s)Menelik II
Architecture
StyleEthiopian architecture
Years built1877

Entoto Maryam Church (Amharic: እንጦጦ ማርያም ቤተክርስቲያን) is one of the oldest Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Churches on the Entoto Hills, 2.5 km away from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It was built in 1877 by Emperor Menelik II and the burial place of Menelik and his wife Empress Taytu. Several royal artifacts of the emperor and empress also found in this church.