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Hundreds of worshippers reportedly armed with 'cobbles and sticks' rushed to protect the sacred Ark of the Covenant as brutal fighting in Ethiopia neared the church where it is said to be secured. As skirmishes broke out between soldiers and rebel fighters in the holy city of Axum, in the Tigray region, worshippers rushed to defend the Church of St Mary of Zion. A local university lecturer claimed to The Times that some people 'were killed' after running to 'support priests and others protecting the ark' at the church. The ark is described in the Bible as an ornate wooden casket which houses...

The Abuna Aregawi house in the Debre Damo Monastery overlooks a cliff in Tigray, Ethiopia. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Abuna_Aregawis_place_at_Debre_Damo.JPG | Wikimedia Commons/Fabian Lambeck A historic monastery in Ethiopia has allegedly been looted, bombed and destroyed while one monk was reportedly killed amid ongoing violence in Tigray, the nation's war-torn northern region.  According to reports, treasures located inside the Debre Damo Monastery, such as ancient manuscripts, were allegedly looted by troops from neighboring Eritrea who are allied with the Ethiopian National ...

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(Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion/Wikipedia) UPDATE: Interviews conducted with witnesses and survivors by The Associated Press this week add more credence to reports of large-scale violence in Axum and around the Our Lady Mary of Zion Church, though dates and details noted in the initial reports of a massacre in Axum are in conflict. Survivors also told AP that Eritrean soldiers were responsible for the killings at the church and throughout the city. According to witnesses, hundreds were killed after seeking refuge at the church and many more may have been killed in the villages surrounding ...

750 Christians Reported Dead Defending Supposed Ark of the Covenant 01/21/2021 Ethiopia (International Christian Concern) –The conflict between the Tigray People’s Liberation Front and Ethiopian federal troops, fighting alongside Amhara militia, has plagued Tigray’s northern region for months. The area is home to many churches and other places of worship. One of these churches in Aksum, Maryam Tsiyon Church, is where many Ethiopian Christians believe the Ark of the Covenant is housed. On December 15, 2020, 750 church members reportedly died trying to defend the Ark from federal and Amha...