Entoto Maryam Church

Entoto Maryam Church (Amharic: እንጦጦ ማርያም ቤተክርስቲያን) is one of the oldest Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Churches on the Entoto Hills, 2.5 km away from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The church was built in 1877 by Emperor Menelik II characterized by octagonal domes.

[1][2][3] Founded on the Entoto Hills about 2.5 km away,[4] it is the oldest church in Ethiopia, and the burial places of Menelik and his wife Taytu in a tomb called "Shera Bet" built in 1918.

The museum next to the church is the personal belongings of Menelik and Taytu including some traditional costumes of the crowns, their royal bed, jewels owned by the royal family, and a mirror presented by Queen Victoria to Empress Taytu.

[6] In the church, there is also holy water produced by spring whereby priests aid by baptize people.