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Gishen Debre Kerbe, the Glossary

Gishen Debre Kerbe (ግሸን ደብረ ከርቤ), also simply known as Debre Kerbe or Debre Gishen, is an Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church monastery located in Ambassel woreda, in South Wollo Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia, 483 kilometers north of Addis Ababa.^[1]

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24 relations: Addis Ababa, Amba Geshen, Ambassel, Amhara Region, Byzantine Empire, Constantinople, Districts of Ethiopia, Emperor of Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Helena, mother of Constantine I, Jesus, Kaleb of Axum, Kingdom of Aksum, List of kings of Axum, Meskel, Monastery, Nine Saints, South Wollo Zone, True Cross, Wikimapia, World Health Organization, Yekuno Amlak, Zara Yaqob.
Christian monasteries established in the 5th century
Churches in Ethiopia
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo monasteries

Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa (fountain of hot mineral water, new flower) is the capital and largest city of Ethiopia.

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Amba Geshen

Amba Geshen is the name of a mountain in northern Ethiopia.

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Ambassel

Ambassel (Amharic: ዐምባሰል) is a woreda in Amhara Region, Ethiopia, and an amba, or mountain fortress, located in the woreda.

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Amhara Region

The Amhara Region (Åmara Kilil), officially the Amhara National Regional State, is a regional state in northern Ethiopia and the homeland of the Amhara, Awi, Xamir, Argoba, and Qemant people.

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Byzantine Empire

The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centered in Constantinople during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages.

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Constantinople

Constantinople (see other names) became the capital of the Roman Empire during the reign of Constantine the Great in 330.

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Districts of Ethiopia

Districts of Ethiopia, also called woredas (ወረዳ; Aanaa woreda), are the third level of the administrative divisions of Ethiopia – after zones and the regional states.

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Emperor of Ethiopia

The emperor of Ethiopia (nəgusä nägäst, "King of Kings"), also known as the Atse (ዐፄ, "emperor"), was the hereditary ruler of the Ethiopian Empire, from at least the 13th century until the abolition of the monarchy in 1975.

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Ethiopia

Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa.

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Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church

The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (የኢትዮጵያ ኦርቶዶክስ ተዋሕዶ ቤተ ክርስቲያን, Yäityop'ya ortodoks täwahedo bétäkrestyan) is the largest of the Oriental Orthodox Churches.

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Helena, mother of Constantine I

Flavia Julia Helena (Ἑλένη, Helénē; AD 246/248–330), also known as Helena of Constantinople and in Christianity as Saint Helena, was an Augusta of the Roman Empire and mother of Emperor Constantine the Great.

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Jesus

Jesus (AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many other names and titles, was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious leader.

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Kaleb of Axum

Kaleb (Latin: Caleb), also known as Saint Elesbaan, was King of Aksum, which was situated in modern-day Ethiopia and Eritrea.

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Kingdom of Aksum

The Kingdom of Aksum (ʾÄksum; 𐩱𐩫𐩪𐩣,; Axōmítēs) also known as the Kingdom of Axum, or the Aksumite Empire, was a kingdom in East Africa and South Arabia from classical antiquity to the Middle Ages.

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List of kings of Axum

The kings of Axum ruled an important trading state in the area which is now Eritrea and northern Ethiopia, from 400 BC to 960 AD.

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Meskel

Meskel (Mesk’el) is an Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church holiday that commemorates the discovery of the True Cross by the Roman Empress Saint Helena of Constantinople in the fourth century.

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Monastery

A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits).

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Nine Saints

The Nine Saints were a group of missionaries who were important in the initial growth of Christianity in what is now Ethiopia during the late 5th century.

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South Wollo Zone

South Wollo (Amharic: ደቡብ ወሎ) is a zone in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia.

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True Cross

The True Cross is said to be the real cross that Jesus of Nazareth was crucified on, according to Christian tradition.

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Wikimapia

Wikimapia (stylized as wikimapia) is a geographic online encyclopedia project.

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World Health Organization

The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health.

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Yekuno Amlak

Yekuno Amlak (Ge’ez: ይኩኖ አምላክ); throne name Tesfa Iyasus (ተስፋ ኢየሱስ; died 19 June 1285) was Emperor of Ethiopia, from 1270 to 1285, and the founder of the Solomonic dynasty, which lasted until 1974.

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Zara Yaqob

Zara Yaqob (Ge'ez: ዘርዐ ያዕቆብ; 1399 – 26 August 1468) was Emperor of Ethiopia, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty who ruled under the regnal name Qostantinos I (Ge'ez: ቆስጠንጢኖስ, "Constantine"). He is known for the Ge'ez literature that flourished during his reign, the handling of both internal Christian affairs and external wars with Muslims, along with the founding of Debre Birhan as his capital.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gishen_Debre_Kerbe

Also known as Debre Gishen, Debre Kerbe, Gishen Maryam.