Holy Trinity Cathedral

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia · built 1928

Holy Trinity Cathedral, also known in Amharic as Kidist Selassie, is the highest ranking Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It was initially built in 1931 under Emperor Haile Selassie before being disrupted by Italian invasion. It was completed in 1942 and built to commemorate the Ethiopian victory over Italian occupation. It is an important place of worship in Ethiopia, alongside other cathedrals such as the Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion in Axum. The cathedral is noted for burial place of prominent people who did greater achievements from Ethiopia.

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