Tadbaba Maryam

Tadbaba Maryam
Main church building
Religion
AffiliationEthiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
StatusActive
Location
LocationSayint, South Wollo, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
Tadbaba Maryam is located in Ethiopia
Tadbaba Maryam
Shown within Ethiopia
Geographic coordinates11°06′51″N 38°45′12″E / 11.114074°N 38.753427°E / 11.114074; 38.753427
Architecture
StyleMedieval Ethiopian architecture
FounderGelawdewos
Date established982 BCE[1]

Tadbaba Maryam, also called Tadbaba Zion in ancient times (meaning "tabernacle of St Mary/Zion"), is an Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo church located in the place of Sayint in South Wollo, Amhara Region, Ethiopia. The current church bears the title in full "Head of Churches and Monasteries Tadbaba Maryam" (also in Amharic: ርዕሰ አድባራት ወገዳማት ተድባበ ማርያም).

  1. ^ "Tedbabe Mariam Negist: the Queen of the Monasteries – Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo Church Sunday School Department – Mahibere Kidusan". Retrieved 2022-04-25.