Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion

ancient church in Axum, claimed location of the Ark of the Covenant
Church church_building Q1150986
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Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion

Summary

Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion is a church building[1]. It ranks in the top 0.13% of church_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,194 views/month, #10 of 7,924).[2]

Key Facts

  • Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion's religion is recorded as Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church[3].
  • Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion is located in Axum[4].
  • Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion is in the country of Ethiopia[5].
  • Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion's instance of is recorded as church building[6].
  • Mary is named after Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion[7].
  • Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion's architectural style is recorded as Byzantine Revival architecture[8].
  • Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion's Commons category is recorded as Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion, Axum[9].
  • 1964 marks the founding of Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion[10].
  • Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 14.130277777778, 'lon': 38.719444444444}[11].
  • Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion's dedicated to is recorded as Mary[12].
  • Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'am', 'text': 'ርዕሰ አድባራት ቅድስተ ቅዱሳን ድንግል ማሪያም ፅዮን'}[13].

Body

Geography

Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion is in the country of Ethiopia[5]. It is located in Axum[4].

Designation and Status

Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion's instance of is recorded as church building[6]. Its religion is recorded as Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church[3].

History and Context

1964 marks the founding of Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion[10]. Mary is named after it[7].

Why It Matters

Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion ranks in the top 0.13% of church_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,194 views/month, #10 of 7,924).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/church-of-our-lady-mary-of-zion
MLA “Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/church-of-our-lady-mary-of-zion.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_church-of-our-lady-mary-of-zion_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/church-of-our-lady-mary-of-zion}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 12w ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Axum
    Instance of church building
    Country
    Named after
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/kostol-panny-marie-sionskej/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after COI/spam concern; see U"
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