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The first building on the site was a small church constructed with the "monkey-head" technique, as used also in the ancient church of Kidane Mehret, with which this
Catholic church is not to be confused: "The supporting walls incorporate wooden beams that protrude from the exterior of the walls; they
401:, Kidane Mehret became the only Catholic church in Asmara that has a right to the title of cathedral. However, what had been the principal church of the Apostolic Vicariate ( the "Church of Our Lady of the Rosary") is still in Asmara commonly called "the Cathedral".
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Covenant of Mercy. It refers to the Ethiopic tradition that Jesus promised his mother that he would forgive the sins of those who sought her intercession. Archdiocesan website stated that Kidane Mehret also can be translated as
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337:) as their principal church, which was completed in 1923. In the northwestern corner of the city, a place of worship was granted to the
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45:The front view of the church
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