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Medhane Alem Cathedral, Addis Ababa

Coordinates: 8°59′45″N 38°47′24″E / 8.9959°N 38.7899°E / 8.9959; 38.7899
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Medhane Alem Cathedral
መድኃኔዓለም ካቴድራል
Medhane Alem in 2009
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8°59′45″N 38°47′24″E / 8.9959°N 38.7899°E / 8.9959; 38.7899
LocationBole Medhane Alem, Addis Ababa
CountryEthiopia
DenominationOriental Orthodox

Medhane Alem Cathedral (Amharic: መድኃኔዓለም ካቴድራል), whose name means "Saviour of the World", is an Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo cathedral in Bole Medhanealem, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It is the second largest cathedral in the whole of Africa and the largest in Ethiopia.[1]

The church, along with Gennet Mariam, is decorated with external columns type of modern architecture of Ethiopia.[2]

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  1. ^ "Medhane Alem Cathedral, Addis Ababa". GPSmyCity. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
  2. ^ Sellassie, Sergew Hable; Tamerat, Tadesse. "Worship in the Ethiopian Orthodx Church". The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. Retrieved 2022-08-30.