Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ኦርቶዶክስ ተዋሕዶ ቤተ ክርስቲያን,[1]), or simply Ethiopian Orthodox Church is the largest Oriental Orthodox Church.[2][3][4][5]
| Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church | |
|---|---|
| የኢትዮጵያ ኦርቶዶክስ ተዋሕዶ ቤተ ክርስቲያን | |
.jpg) Holy Trinity Cathedral in Addis Ababa, the seat of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church | |
| Abbreviation | EOTC |
| Classification | Eastern Christianity |
| Orientation | Oriental Orthodoxy |
| Scripture | Orthodox Tewahedo Bible |
| Theology | Miaphysitism |
| Polity | Episcopal |
| Primate | Mathias |
| Region | Ethiopia and Ethiopian diaspora |
| Language | Geʽez, Amharic, Oromo, Tigrinya |
| Liturgy | Alexandrian |
| Headquarters | Holy Trinity Cathedral, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Founder | Saint Frumentius according to Ethiopian Orthodox tradition |
| Origin | 4th century Kingdom of Aksum |
| Branched from | Orthodox Tewahedo |
| Separations | American synod-in-exile (1992-2018) |
| Members | 36 million |
| Other name(s) | Ethiopian Orthodox Church |
It was part of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria from 4th century until 1959.
The Church accepts the doctrine of Miaphysitism, which believes in the one person of Jesus Christ, divinity and humanity are united in one.
The Church has 500 bishops in the patriarchates of Alexandria, Antioch and Jerusalem.[6]
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church Media
Ethiopian Orthodox icon depicting Saint George, the Crucifixion, and the Virgin Mary
Coin of King Ezana, under whom Early Christianity became the established church of the Kingdom of Aksum
Late 17th century portrait of Giyorgis by Baselyos
Icon of Samuel of Waldebba, a 15th-century Ethiopian monk and ascetic of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.
Engraving of Abuna Salama III, head of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (1841-1867)
An Ethiopian Orthodox priest displays the processional crosses.
Inside Debre Sema'it village rock church
Priests and deacons conducting a church liturgy service at Debre Meheret Kedus Michael Ethiopian Orthodox Cathedral, Washington, DC, US.
Processional cross from Amhara Region, Ethiopia (mid 20th century)
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References
- ↑ Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Addis Ababa. "የኢትዮጵያ ኦርቶዶክስ ተዋሕዶ ቤተ ክርስቲያን". ZEOrthodox.org. Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
- ↑ "Orthodox Christianity in the 21st Century". Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project. 8 November 2017.
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church has an estimated 36 million adherents, nearly 14% of the world's total Orthodox population.
- ↑ Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Population Census Commission (4 June 2012). "Summary and Statistical Report of the 2007 Population and Housing Census Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2012.
Orthodox 32,138,126
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ "Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church | church, Ethiopia". Encyclopedia Britannica.
In the early 21st century the church claimed more than 30 million adherents in Ethiopia.
- ↑ "Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church", World Council of Churches website (accessed 2 June 2009)
- ↑ "Catholic Encyclopedia: Henoticon". Newadvent.org. 1910-06-01. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
Other websites
- Divine Liturgy of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church
- Ethiopian Religions – Christianity, Islam, Judaism & Paganism Archived 2020-11-19 at the Wayback Machine
- Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church -the oldest site)
- CNEWA article by Ronald Roberson: Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
- Historical Evolution of Ethiopian Anaphoras
- Abbink, J. A Bibliography on Christianity in Ethiopia. Leiden: African Studies Centre, 2003 (PDF)