Wedding in St Mary of Zion church in Aksum or Axum in Ethiopia. Some grooms aim to marry in the modern church of St Mary of Zion. The Church of St. Ma


Wedding in St Mary of Zion church in Aksum or Axum in Ethiopia. Some grooms aim to marry in the modern church of St Mary of Zion. The Church of St. Mary of Zion is located in Aksum, (Ethiopia). It belongs to the Coptic Patriarchate of Ethiopia one of the patriarchates of the Coptic Church. According to tradition, the Ark of the Covenant, which was supposedly deposited there by Menelik I, son of Solomon, is safeguarded in this Basilica, although it can not be fully assured since there is a whole discussion about its exact location, but the theory that Is in the Church of Santa Maria de Sion is the most solid.


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