Abuna Merkorios

Fourth Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church (1938–2022)
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Abuna Merkorios

Summary

Abuna Merkorios is a human[1]. His place of birth was Begemder[2]. He was born on +1938-06-14T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Addis Ababa[4]. He died on +2022-03-03T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an Eastern Orthodox priest[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Begemder[2], Abuna Merkorios…
  • Abuna Merkorios passed away in Addis Ababa[4].
  • Abuna Merkorios was born on +1938-06-14T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Abuna Merkorios died on +2022-03-03T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Abuna Merkorios held citizenship in Ethiopia[8].
  • Abuna Merkorios's professions included Eastern Orthodox priest[6].
  • Abuna Merkorios held the position of Patriarch and Catholicos of Ethiopia[9].
  • Abuna Merkorios held the position of Patriarch and Catholicos of Ethiopia[10].
  • Abuna Merkorios's religion is recorded as Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church[11].
  • Abuna Merkorios is recorded as male[12].
  • Abuna Merkorios's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Abuna Merkorios's Commons category is recorded as Abune Merkorios[14].
  • Abuna Merkorios's honorific prefix is recorded as His Holiness[15].
  • Abuna Merkorios's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h561sm[16].
  • Abuna Merkorios's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Q28244[17].
  • Abuna Merkorios's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'am', 'text': 'አቡነ መርቆርዮስ'}[18].
  • Abuna Merkorios's consecrator is recorded as Abuna Takla Haymanot[19].

Body

Origins and Family

Abuna Merkorios's place of birth was Begemder[2]. He was born on +1938-06-14T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Abuna Merkorios's professions included Eastern Orthodox priest[6]. Positions held include Patriarch and Catholicos of Ethiopia[9].

Personal Life

Abuna Merkorios's religion is recorded as Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church[11].

Death and Burial

Abuna Merkorios died on +2022-03-03T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Addis Ababa[4].

Why It Matters

Abuna Merkorios ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

FAQs

Where was Abuna Merkorios born?

Born in Begemder[2], Abuna Merkorios…

Where did Abuna Merkorios die?

Abuna Merkorios passed away in Addis Ababa[4].

What did Abuna Merkorios do for work?

Abuna Merkorios worked as Eastern Orthodox priest[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . borkena.com. borkena.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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