Wukro Chirkos

Wukro Chirkos
Wukro Chirkos
Religion
Affiliation	Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Cathedral
Status	Active
Location
Location	Wukro, Tigray Region, Ethiopia
Geographic coordinates	13°47′59″N 39°36′13″E / 13.79972°N 39.60361°E / 13.79972; 39.60361
Architecture
Type	church

Wukro Chirkos is an Orthodox Tewahedo monolithic church located in northern Ethiopia, on the northern edge of the town of Wukro near the main highway. From the time members of the 1868 British Expedition to Abyssinia reported its existence until the early 20th century, it was the only rock-hewn church known to the outside world.^[1]

Wukro Chirkos is dedicated to the child martyr Cyricus of Tarsus of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. Due to its location, this church remains the most accessible example of these structures.