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Fremona

Town in Tigray Region, Ethiopia

Fremona (Tigrinya: ፍሬሞና, fəremona) was a town in Tigray Region, Ethiopia. It was about a mile in circumference and was flanked with towers. The town served

Fremona

Ethiopia

Country in the Horn of Africa

beginning of the "Gondarine period". He reclaimed lands, and exiled Jesuits to Fremona. During his rule, Fasilides constructed the iconic royal fortress, Fasil

Ethiopia

Andrés de Oviedo

Spanish missionary

the Church of Rome - failed, Oviedo remained till the end of his life in Fremona (Ethiopia), at the service of the small Catholic community, where he died

Andrés de Oviedo

Andrés_de_Oviedo

Manuel de Almeida

Portuguese Jesuit priest and missionary

Ottoman Empire. He then found passage to Massawa, whence he made his way to Fremona by way of Debarwa (where he met the governor of Tigray, Ras Keba Krestos)

Manuel de Almeida

Manuel_de_Almeida

Adwa

Town in Tigray Region, Ethiopia

and known for its 10th-century gospels. Also nearby is the village of Fremona, which had been the base of the 16th-century Jesuits sent to convert Ethiopia

Adwa

Afonso Mendes

Portuguese Jesuit theologian; Patriarch of Ethiopia from 1622 to 1634

The party crossed the desert into the Ethiopian Highlands, and reached Fremona, the base of Catholic missionary efforts, on 21 June 1625, over two years

Afonso Mendes

Afonso_Mendes

Fasilides

Emperor of Ethiopia from 1632 to 1667

of the Jesuits at Dankaz and elsewhere in the empire and exiled them to Fremona. When he heard that the Portuguese bombarded Mombasa, Fasilides assumed

Fasilides

History of Ethiopia

at Fremona (near Adwa), were oppressed and neglected, but not expelled. At the beginning of the 17th century, Father Pedro Páez arrived at Fremona, a

History of Ethiopia

History_of_Ethiopia

Gondarine period

1632–1769 period of Ethiopian history

Jerónimo Lobo, were forcefully expelled under death penalty by Fasilides, to Fremona.[citation needed] During the early 18th century, a few Franciscan and Capuchin

Gondarine period

Gondarine_period

Pedro Páez

Spanish Jesuit missionary in Ethiopia (1595–1678)

Ethiopia, John Gabriel, on 11 May, and four days later had made his way to Fremona, the Jesuit base in Ethiopia. Unlike his predecessor, Andre de Oviedo,

Pedro Páez

Pedro_Páez

Tigrayans

Semitic-speaking ethnic group in Ethiopia

Almeida established religious centers in the northern highlands, notably at Fremona, near Adwa, which served as the Jesuit headquarters in Ethiopia. While

Tigrayans

Pêro da Covilhã

15th/16th-century Portuguese explorer and diplomat

the population to Catholicism was mixed. From their base in the city of Fremona, the Jesuits were able to convert the Ethiopian Emperors Za Dengel and

Pêro da Covilhã

Pêro_da_Covilhã

Menas of Ethiopia

Emperor of Ethiopia from 1559 to 1563

may gwagwa, 'noisy water'), which the Jesuits had optimistically renamed Fremona, after the missionary Frumentius. About one year into his reign, Bahr Negus

Menas of Ethiopia

Menas_of_Ethiopia

List of shipwrecks in July 1917

1917. col. E, p. 13. "Empress". Uboat.net. Retrieved 22 December 2012. "Fremona". Uboat.net. Retrieved 16 December 2012. "Hornline of Hamburg". shippingtandy

List of shipwrecks in July 1917

List_of_shipwrecks_in_July_1917

Gorgora

Town and peninsula in Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Emperor Yaqob. Gorgora became an important missionary center alongside Fremona in Tigray. Gorgora housed a "bilingual" seminary where education was provided

Gorgora

Jerónimo Lobo

Portuguese Jesuit missionary in Ethiopia (1595–1678)

spent crossing the desert into the Ethiopian Highlands, the party reached Fremona, where Lobo assumed the responsibilities of superintendent of the missions

Jerónimo Lobo

Jerónimo_Lobo

SM UC-47

1915 German Type UC II minelaying U-boat

Kingdom 712 Sunk 20 July 1917 Bramham United Kingdom 1,978 Sunk 31 July 1917 Fremona United Kingdom 3,028 Sunk 31 July 1917 Motano United States 2,730 Sunk

SM UC-47

SM_UC-47

1632

Calendar year

and confiscates the lands of the Jesuit missionaries, relegating them to Fremona. June 30 – The University of Tartu is founded. June – Eighty Years' War:

1632

George Adrian Cuthbertson

Canadian marine and industrial artist

Maritime Subjects include: Esquimalt, British Columbia Barquentine Puako, Fremona & Tory Head; Dugout Canoe, "Her Majesty's Ship (HMS) Rainbow and (HMS)

George Adrian Cuthbertson

George_Adrian_Cuthbertson

1630s

Decade

and confiscates the lands of the Jesuit missionaries, relegating them to Fremona. June 30 – The University of Tartu is founded. June – Eighty Years' War:

1630s

Gourlay Brothers

Scottish marine engineering and shipbuilding company

tons General Steam Navigation Company Steel Screw Steamer 8 July 1887 Fremona 132 2900 tons William Thomson and Sons, Dundee Steel Screw Steamer 15 November

Gourlay Brothers

Gourlay_Brothers

Adwa (woreda)

District in Tigray Region, Ethiopia

meters); rivers include the Assam. Notable landmarks include the village of Fremona, which was the base of the 16th century Jesuits sent to convert Ethiopia

Adwa (woreda)