Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. II, 1949 Geography & dioceses States, regions and cities

Asmara

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ASMARA. - Residence of the apostolic vicar of Eritrea (v. ERITREA, vicariato apostolico di) and of the ordinary for Catholics of the Ethiopian rite since 1930. The city has 25,500 inhabitants; there is a fine Latin cathedral of recent construction and a Catholic church of the Ethiopian rite.

Guglielmo de Vries

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. II (1949), col. 151.

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De, Vries Guglielmo. “Asmara.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. II, col. 151. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949. https://azioneromana.com/article/asmara.

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De, Vries Guglielmo. “Asmara.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. II, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949, col. 151. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/asmara.

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@incollection{ec2_asmara,
  author    = {De, Vries Guglielmo},
  title     = {Asmara},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {II},
  pages     = {151},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1949},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/asmara}
}

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