Marian devotion
Our Lady of Zion in Ethiopia
Axum, Ethiopia
The Virgin of Zion is the patron of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, one of the oldest Christian churches in the world.
Country: Axum, Ethiopia
Type: Advocation / Apparition
In Axum, the Cathedral of Santa Maria de Sion is the most important sanctuary in Ethiopia. According to tradition, here is the Ark of the Alliance, protected by the Virgin Mary.
Los etíopes veneran a la Virgen de Sion como «Walda Maryam» (Hija de María). La tradición dice que María visitó Etiopía durante la huida a Egipto y bendijo la tierra.
The Virgin of Zion is the mother of all Ethiopians, both Christians and Muslims.
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