This is not independent scholarship; it is Encyclopaedia Britannica's own staff-written entry on the Church of St. Mary of Zion, one article inside the same continuously maintained project this atlas also records as a general source. It descends from that project rather than standing beside it, so citing this entry alongside the general Britannica record, or alongside another Britannica topic article, is one editorial voice, not corroboration. Use it for what this specific entry states about the church's general history and standing; a claim needing deeper Ethiopian Orthodox scholarship or the Ark of the Covenant tradition attached to the site needs a dedicated academic source produced outside Britannica's own staff.
Facts
Assessment
Reliability Tier2
Encyclopaedia Britannica's staff written reference entry on the Church of St. Mary of Zion is prepared under the encyclopedia's own named editorial board rather than an outside academic peer review process, hence the middle tier for a professionally edited general reference. NotesEncyclopaedia Britannica's own entry on the Church of St. Mary of Zion; a general-reference encyclopedia article, not a specialist scholarly study.
Citation
AuthorEncyclopaedia Britannica editors
PublisherEncyclopaedia Britannica
Publication Year2023
URLhttps://www.britannica.com/place/Church-of-St-Mary-of-Zion
Source Typeencyclopedia
Cross-Tradition Connections
Derived From
This record's own Author and Publisher fields name Encyclopaedia Britannica's own editorial staff, not an individual named scholar, for its entry on Church of St. Mary of Zion; one article inside that same continuously maintained project, not a witness independent of it.
Claims Backed By This Source (21 claims)
This source backs 21 claims across the atlas. As facts: 16 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds, 1 connected. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sacred Sites, 10 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
- Sources, 9 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 connected.
- Artifacts & Relics, 2 claims: 1 holds, 1 general references.
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