In 1441 some Ethiopian monks traveled from Jerusalem to attend the Council in Florence which discussed possible union between the Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox churches.

Under Pope Leo X both the Church and the house were turned to a monastery for Ethiopian monks with its proper constitution.

September 15 - Ewostatewos, Ethiopian monk and religious leader (born 1273)

One of the doors on the roof leads to the Ethiopian monks' chapel.

It was rebuilt in 1159 under Pope Alexander III, who also built a monastery for Ethiopian monks next to it.

July 15 - Ewostatewos, Ethiopian monk and religious leader (died 1352)

After the restoration of the monastery, Ethiopian and Egyptian monks co-inhabited the monastery for some time.

Stately Ethiopian monks from one of the world's most ancient Christian communities share the church's roof with a rival Egyptian Coptic convent.

Consecrated on 19 June 1969, it is dedicated to Saint Takla Haymanot, a 13th-century Ethiopian monk.

Saladin, after retaking the Holy City in 1187, expressly invited the Ethiopian monks to return and even exempted Ethiopian pilgrims from the pilgrim tax.