{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Arba Minch Zuria woreda Culture and Tourism Office","provider_url":"https:\/\/amzwcto.gov.et","author_name":"amzwcto","author_url":"https:\/\/amzwcto.gov.et\/index.php\/author\/amzwcto\/","title":"Zayse Holy Kidane Mihret Church - Arba Minch Zuria woreda Culture and Tourism Office","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"XhkGzoLAly\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzwcto.gov.et\/index.php\/2025\/07\/09\/zayse-holy-kidane-mihret-church\/\">Zayse Holy Kidane Mihret Church<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/amzwcto.gov.et\/index.php\/2025\/07\/09\/zayse-holy-kidane-mihret-church\/embed\/#?secret=XhkGzoLAly\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Zayse Holy Kidane Mihret Church&#8221; &#8212; Arba Minch Zuria woreda Culture and Tourism Office\" data-secret=\"XhkGzoLAly\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/amzwcto.gov.et\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/amzwcto.gov.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/kidane.webp","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":414,"description":"Zaise Holy Kidane Mihret Church Orthodox Tewahedo Christianity was introduced to Zaise in 1893 AD, and the first church to be established was the Holy Kidane Mihret Church. The church was built in Kaibene, which was the administrative center of Zaise at the time. It is now a new building, and it is said that the previous one was built with a special design using local building materials. The history of the origin and establishment of the church has a positive historical background with the people of Zaise and the central government led by Menelik II. Let us briefly look at the history of the origin of the church, which was the beginning of the introduction of Orthodoxy to Zaise. The Zaise administrative region was annexed to the central government and Kat Khama Lemnilik ruled Zaise in 1893. A man named Tino Samale from Birgushe found lion cubs and took them to the king. Tino was a Tatar farmer, cattle breeder, beekeeper, hunter, and brave man, according to his son, Tino. One day, while hunting in a densely forested area called \u2018Bade Boche\u2019, he found three lion cubs without their mother. Since the cubs were still young, he carefully carried them home by their clothes. The process was not easy, his son explains. The mother had left her cubs and gone hunting, so when they heard the movement, they thought their mother had come. This time, Tino found them. The way he returned home with the cattle was to delay the disease so that it would not reach him. The method was to create a fire and burn the grass around it so that the smell was not noticeable. He took it home and kept it in the barn, fed it with meat and milk, and after keeping it for a few days, he would inform Kat Kama and take it to Martha. In the Zayse community, when a specially fattened cattle, azart, material, sword, spear. And any other thing that could be of special importance and could be given as a gift. It was given to the king as a gift. The system is called &#8220;Yeso&#8221; in the nation and after receiving the gift. The king would bless him by saying, &#8216;Bira Ades Ne Edes Bish Bir Ada&#8217; because you have given the best. Accordingly, Tino Samale presented the cattle to the king as a gift. The Debolos drink milk and eat meat and stay with the king. When Menelik&#8217;s officials who were in the area returned to Shewa. They told Menelik II that there was a king in the Zaise area who was loved and respected by the people. Along with the Debolos&#8217; Tark. Menelik was surprised by what he heard and wanted to see the king and ordered his officials to bring them. Menelik&#8217;s officials explained the situation to Kat Khama and took some of the king&#8217;s advisors. Including Tino Samale, with them and went to Addis Ababa in December 1893. When they left, they brought lion debolos, ivory. And incense called Banja as gifts for the king and presented them to King Menelik at his palace. The king was very happy and surprised by the gift, and in response. He offered the Holy Kidane Mercy Tablet as a gift, saying,. &#8220;If I give you anything else, it will not benefit you, so I will give you an ark.&#8221; The Holy Kidane Mercy Tablet was also accepted as a gift among all the other tablets. Kat Khama, accepting the gift, returned to Zaise in March with the priests and priests&#8217; servants. Who performed the religious ceremony and left her tablet in a tent in the courtyard of her palace. Huwala built six chapels in 1894. The church began to provide regular church education and services from 1895. Thus, the Orthodox Tewahedo faith entered Zaise. It remained the only religious institution until the 1950s. It attracted many followers, spread religious teachings, and celebrated religious festivals with great enthusiasm. After the 1950s, the number of believers began to decline. The reason for this is that Protestant Christianity began to be preached in Zayse and many people moved there. Originally built in a traditional style, it was rebuilt in a new form in 1999. Tino Samale was also given a gift by Menelik II, according to his son. He was awarded a turban and a bolale, but when he died in August 1957, he was buried with them. He regretted that it was done without his knowledge, but it should have been kept as a heritage."}