Catholic cathedral in Asmara


Title

Catholic cathedral in Asmara

Date Issued

1959

Description

Catholicism is not widespread in Ethiopia, but in Eritrea it is part of the Italian heritage. The original slide was taken during a three-week visit to Ethiopia and Eritrea undertaken during Elliott Forsyth’s study leave in 1959, from the University of Adelaide. Elliott used the images in the collection extensively for lectures on "Ethiopia: the Land of Prester John"

Subject

Cathedrals

Spatial Coverage

Asmara
Eritrea

Medium

slide

Extent

1 slide : col., 5 x 5 cm

Rights

Copyright E. C. Forsyth

Download File(s)

https://repository.erc.monash.edu/files/upload/Data-Collections/Elliott-Forsyth/eth-125.jpg

Citation

Forsyth, Elliott Christopher and Forsyth, Elliott Christopher (photographer), “Catholic cathedral in Asmara,” Monash Collections Online, accessed September 26, 2023, https://repository.monash.edu/items/show/34697.

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