Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. VI, 1951 Ecclesiastical hierarchy Apostolic prefectures

Gondar

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Also known as: Gonder

GONDAR. - City of Ethiopia, chosen by the negus Fasiladas (1632-67) as the capital of the kingdom and enriched with a splendid royal palace composed of several buildings, in whose construction Portuguese workers took part. The ruins of these buildings (castles of G.) testify to the magnificence of the construction. Since 25 March 1937 it has been the seat of an apostolic prefecture dependent on the S. Congregation for the Eastern Church.

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BIBL.: F. Beguinot, La Cronaca abbreviata d'Abissinia, Rome 1901; Annuario Pontificio, 1950, p. 681.

Mariano Baffi

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI (1951), col. 915.

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Mariano Baffi. “Gondar.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI, col. 915. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951. https://azioneromana.com/article/gondar.

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Mariano Baffi. “Gondar.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951, col. 915. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/gondar.

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@incollection{ec6_gondar,
  author    = {Mariano Baffi},
  title     = {Gondar},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {VI},
  pages     = {915},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1951},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/gondar}
}

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