Tigray is the home of Ethiopia’s oldest church
The Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion in Axum was built around the 4th century CE, however, it was destroyed at two separate points in the 10th and 16th centuries by the hands of Jewish and Islamic soldiers, respectively.
Notwithstanding, since the 17th century rebuilding of the church is upon the ruins of the 4th century church, Our Lady Mary of Zion is considered by many as Ethiopia’s oldest church. By virtue of its 1600-year existence, the church is one of the oldest anywhere in the world.
