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1073px Maryam Sion in Axum Nebenbau mit der Bundeslade 2010 768x515

St. Mary of Zion / Alleged Ark of the Covenant

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From Wikipedia: St. Mary of Zion claims to contain the original Ark of the Covenant. Reportedly, the Ark was moved to the Chapel of the Tablet adjacent to the old church because a divine ‘heat’ from the Tablets had cracked the stones of its previous sanctum. Emperor Haile Selassie’s wife, Empress Menen, paid for the construction of the new chapel.[citation needed] According to Read more...