St Mary of Zion Churches Complex

Though religions have come and gone, Aksum has always remained a holy city – welcome to the center of the universe for Christian Ethiopians. A church of some form has stood here since the earliest days of Ethiopian Christianity and it was God himself who, descending from heaven, indicated that a church should be built here, though the original church is long gone. The complex includes the New Church of St Mary of Zion, Old Church of St Mary of Zion, St Mary of Zion Church Museum and the Ark of the Covenant Chapel said to house the Ark of the Covenant.