Kidane_Mehret_Church,_Jerusalem
Kidane Mehret Church, Jerusalem
Church in Jerusalem, Israel
The Kidane Mehret Church[1] (Ge'ez for "Covenant of Mercy")[2] in Jerusalem, popularly known simply as the Ethiopian Church, is part of the Debre Genet (ደብረ ገነት)[3] monastery, whose name means "Monastery of Paradise".[4][5]
The monastery and its church belong to the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. It is one of two Ethiopian monasteries in Jerusalem, along with Deir Sultan, Debre Genet being located in West Jerusalem and Deir Sultan in the Old City.[5]