Zeqwālā Abbo Monastery: HMML Repository

Zeqwālā Abbo Monastery

Traditionally, this monastery was founded by Saint Gabra Manfas Qeddus. The ancient church was destroyed in the16th century and then this monastery gained in importance in the 19th century.EMML microfilmed over 25 manuscripts from this monastery.


Collection
Eastern Christian
Country
Ethiopia
City
Šawā Province
Repository
Zeqwālā Abbo Monastery
Project Codes
EMML
Project Numbers
EMML 6468-EMML 7609 (nonsequential)
Type
Digital/Microform
Objects Preserved
27
Active Catalog Records
27
Digital Surrogates
27
HMML Reading Room (sample record)
https://www.vhmml.org/readingRoom/view/200109
HMML Authority File
https://haf.vhmml.org/organization/250253314899
Languages
Ge'ez
Bibliography
Dirk Bustorf, Denis Nosnitsin, and Yaroslav Aliev-Gutgarts, "Zəwqwala," Encyclopedia Aethiopica, vol. 5 (2014), 181-185.
Preservation Status
Complete
Cataloging Status
In progress
Collections News
Cataloging progress; Cataloging progress

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