Gannata Giyorgis Church: HMML Repository

Gannata Giyorgis Church

The original building of this church is thought to date to 1821. The wall paintings of the church are well preserved and include depictions of Emperor Menilek II and Empress Ṭāytu. EMML microfilmed more than ten manuscripts from this church.


Collection
Eastern Christian
Country
Ethiopia
City
Wallo Province
Repository
Gannata Giyorgis Church
Project Codes
EMML
Project Numbers
EMML 4856-EMML 6625 (nonsequential)
Type
Digital/Microform
Objects Preserved
29
Active Catalog Records
29
Digital Surrogates
29
HMML Reading Room (sample record)
https://www.vhmml.org/readingRoom/view/206619
HMML Authority File
https://haf.vhmml.org/organization/383362616009
Languages
Ge'ez
Bibliography
Richard Pankhurst, "Gännätä Giyorgis," Encyclopedia Aethiopica, vol. 2 (2005), 690.
Preservation Status
Complete
Cataloging Status
In progress
Collections News
Cataloging progress; Cataloging progress

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