Abuna Yemata Guh is a monolithic church located in the Hawzen woreda of the Tigray Region, Ethiopia. It is situated at a height of 2,580 metres (8,460 ft)...

the fifth-century rock-hewn church of Abuna Yemata. The Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) killed 19 civilians in Guh (Eastern Tigray) on 8 May 2021. Most of...

Region. His feast day is on 23 Teqemt (2 November). The church of Abuna Yemata Guh is dedicated to him. "The Nine Saints of Ethiopia: Pioneers of Christianity"...

founded the southernmost one of the group in the Gar'alta, noted for its Abuna Yemata Guh church named after him. Recent radiocarbon dating supports the tradition...

Monk standing in front of the rock-hewn Abuna Yemata Guh's entrance, situated at a height of 2,580 metres (8,460 ft) that has to be climbed on foot to...

Egypt. A modern monastery was rebuilt just north of the ancient site. Abuna Yemata Guh, a church hewn from rock that is 2,580 m (8,460 ft) high, requiring...

of Christianity in Ethiopia by establishing many churches such as Abuna Yemata Guh (also known as the Chapel in the Sky). Since then, monasticism has...

Tekle Haymanot (near Hawzen town); Abuna Yemata Guh and Debre Maryam Qorqor (near Megab); and Dugem Selassie, Abuna Abraham Debre Tsion and Yohannes Maikudi...

15th century being influenced by the Italian Renaissance. The church Abuna Yemata Guh is pictured. The Cultural Heritage of Yeha Tigray 2020 i, ii, iii,...

century, is one of the largest collections of its kind in Ethiopia. Abuna Yemata Guh is a monolithic church located in the Hawzen woreda of the Tigray Region...