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	Central committee document - Application for Membership of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
		The Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church was founded in 329 AD under the fatherhood of St. Frementius (Abba Selama), the first bishop of Abyssinia (i.e., the present Eritrea and Ethiopia).
		The Church is organized under the supreme body of the Holy Synod, which is the Council of all the Bishops and Archbishops of the Church presided over by the Patriarch, and whose executive arm is the office of the Administrator General.
		The Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church has expressed its agreement with the basis of the WCC through a decision taken by the Holy Synod in October 1999 and confirmed by an action taken on 5 June, 2003 by the Holy Synod.
	www2.wcc-coe.org /ccdocuments2003.nsf/index/gen-5.1.1-en.html (487 words)

	Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church is an Oriental Orthodox church.
		Although the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church was granted autocephaly by the pope of Coptic Christianity in 1950, the church had no say in the autocephaly of its integral Eritrean diocese due to the appeal of the Eritrean government to the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate for Eritrean Orthodox autocephaly.
		Abune Antonios was elected on March 5, 2004, and enthroned as the third Patriarch of Orthodox Tewahedo Church of Eritrea, on 25 April 2004.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eritrean_Orthodox_Church (608 words)

	Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Coptic and Ethiopian Churches reached an agreement on 13 July 1948 that led to autocephaly for the Ethiopian Church.
		The Coptic Church refused to recognize the election and enthronement of Abune Tekle Haimanot on the grounds that the Synod of the Ethiopian Church had not removed Abune Tewophilos and that the government had not publicly acknowledged his death, and he was thus still legitimate Patriarch of Ethiopia.
		The Ethiopian church claims that one of its churches, Our Lady Mary of Zion, is host to the original Ark of the Covenant that Moses carried with the Israelites during the Exodus.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ethiopian_Orthodox_Tewahedo_Church (1891 words)

	oriental orthodoxy - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
		The Oriental Orthodox churches rejected the dogmatic definitions of the Council of Chalcedon.
		The separation resulted in part from the Oriental Orthodox churches' refusal to accept the Christological dogmas promulgated by the Council of Chalcedon, which held that Jesus has two natures — one divine and one human, although these were inseparable and only act as one hypostasis.
		The Assyrian Church of the East is sometimes considered an Oriental Orthodox Church, although they left the Catholic and Apostolic Church in reaction against the Council of Ephesus 20 years earlier and revere Saints anathemized by the previously mentioned Churches.
	www.onpedia.com /encyclopedia/Oriental-Orthodoxy (581 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church
		The Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church is an Oriental Orthodox church.
		Although the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church was granted autocephaly by the Pope of Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria in 1950, the church had no say in the autocephaly of its integral Eritrean diocese due to the appeal of the Eritrean government to the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria for Eritrean Orthodox autocephaly.
		In August 2005, the Patriarch of Orthodox Tewahdo Church of Eritrea, H.B. Abune Antonios, was confined to a strictly ceremonial role.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Eritrean_Orthodox_Tewahdo_Church (1195 words)

	Eritrean Orthodox Church (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Eritrean Orthodox Church is one of the Oriental Orthodox churches.
		It was formerly a part of the Tewahedo Church of Ethiopia, its autocephaly being recognized by that church after Eritrea's political independence was established in the 1990s.
		The Tewahedo Church had been similarly granted autocephaly by the Coptic pope in 1950.
	bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/e/er/eritrean_orthodox_church.html (107 words)

	Eritrean Orthodox Church - Wikinfo
		The Eritrean Orthodox Church is one of the Oriental Orthodox churches.
		It was formerly a part of the Tewahedo Church of Ethiopia, its autocephaly being recognized by that church after Eritrea's political independence was established in the 1990s.
		The Tewahedo Church had been similarly granted autocephaly by the Coptic pope in 1950.
	www.internet-encyclopedia.org /wiki.php?title=Eritrean_Orthodox_Church (538 words)

	Church of Eritrea - OrthodoxWiki
		The Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church is one of the Oriental Orthodox churches.
		The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church had been granted autocephaly by the Coptic Pope in 1950, but had no say in the autocephaly of its integral Eritrean diocese due to the appeal of the Eritrean government to the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate for Eritrean Orthodox autocephaly.
		Abune Antonios was elected on 5 March 2004 and enthroned as the third Patriarch of Orthodox Tewahedo Church of Eritrea, on 25 April 2004.
	www.orthodoxwiki.org /Church_of_Eritrea (365 words)

	Oriental Orthodoxy
		It is to be noted that the spiritual leadership is not in the same sense understood for the one extended among the Eastern Orthodox Churches to the Church of Constantinople, it is however, in the spirit of respect and honor for the Apostolic Throne of Alexandria.
		To the hierarchs who would lead the Oriental Orthodox, this was tantamount to accepting Nestorian-flavored terminology, according their definition of Christology, which was founded in the Alexandrine School of Theology that advocated a formula that stressed unity of the Incarnation over all other considerations.
		Oriental Orthodox Churches reject the heretical Monophysite teachings of Eutyches, the heretical teachings of Nestorius and the Dyophysite definition of the Council of Chalcedon.
	www.1bx.com /en/Oriental_Orthodoxy.htm (1039 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
		Orthodox Christianity became the established church of the Ethiopian Axumite Kingdom under king Ezana in the 4th century through the efforts of a Syrian Greek named Frumentius, known in Ethiopia as Abba Selama, Kesaté Birhan ("Father of Peace, Revealer of Light").
		The Coptic Orthodox Church refused to recognize the election and enthronement of Abune Tekle Haymanot on the grounds that the Synod of the Ethiopian Church had not removed Abune Tewophilos and that the government had not publicly acknowledged his death, and he was thus still legitimate Patriarch of Ethiopia.
		Ethiopian Orthodox worshippers remove their shoes when entering a church, in accordance with Exodus 3:5 (in which Moses, while viewing the burning bush, is commanded to remove his shoes while standing on holy ground).
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Ethiopian_Orthodox_Tewahedo_Church (2243 words)

	Eritrea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Eritrean highlands and adjacent areas in Ethiopia and the coast belonged to the petty kingdom of Midri Bahri ("sea land") ruled by the Bahr negus ("ruler of the sea") whose capital was Debarwa, now a small town 25 Km south of Eritrea's capital Asmara.
		Members of the Eritrean Orthodox Church are sometimes described as Coptic Christians because it was formerly part of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, which was until 1959 subject to the Coptic Pope.
		The Eritrean Orthodox Church was granted autocephaly in 1993 by the Ethiopian Orthodox Church when Eritrea became independent, and, in 1998 the Archbishop of Asmara, the capital, was elevated to the rank of patriarchate.
	www.tocatch.info /en/Eritrea.htm (5497 words)

	Coptic Orthodox Church - Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Monasticism was born in Egypt and was instrumental in the formation of the Coptic Orthodox Church character of submission, simplicity and humility, thanks to the teachings and writings of the Great Fathers of Egypt's Deserts.
		The Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria believes that Christ is perfect in His divinity, and He is perfect in His humanity, but His divinity and His humanity were united in one nature called "the nature of the incarnate word", which was reiterated by Saint Cyril of Alexandria.
		The current Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria and the Patriarch of All Africa on the Holy See of Saint Mark is Pope Shenouda III (his title should not be confused with that of the Roman Catholic Pope).
	coptic-orthodox-church.encyclopediahome.com /zdnet/Coptic_Orthodox_Church (4787 words)

	Religious - Christian - Middle East Areas Adjacent to the Balkan Peninsula and the Caucasus Region
		The Syrian Antiochian Orthodox Church and the Assyrian Orthodox Church and the Syriac Orthodox Church - Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East
		The Chaldean Church (Kaldaya in Malayalam) of The Assyrian Church of the East (Formerly Nestorian).
		It is in communion with the Mar Thoma Syrian Church and with the Church of England.
	learning.lib.vt.edu /slav/relig_chr_mideast.html (4563 words)

	Monophysitism
		It was rejected by the Catholic/Eastern Orthodox church at the Council of Chalcedon.
		Later, monothelitism was developed as an attempt to bridge the gap between Monophysitism and the Chalcedonian position, but it too was also rejected by the Chalcedonians, despite at times having the support of the Byzantine Emperors.
		Monophysite churches are still found today, and include the Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt, the Ethiopian Orthodox Tawahido Church (tewahido being an Ethiopian word meaning "being made one"), the newly autocephalous Eritrean Orthodox Church[?], and the Armenian Apostolic Church.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/mo/Monophysites.html (184 words)

	Church of Eritrea - OrthodoxWiki
		The Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church is one of the Oriental Orthodox churches.
		The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church had been granted autocephaly by the Coptic Pope in 1950, but had no say in the autocephaly of its integral Eritrean diocese due to the appeal of the Eritrean government to the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate for Eritrean Orthodox autocephaly.
		It is to be remembered Pope Shenouda III presided at the consecration and enthronement in Asmara, together with the Holy Synod of the Eritrean Orthodox Church and a Coptic Orthodox Delegation that accompanied him.
	orthodoxwiki.org /Church_of_Eritrea (365 words)

	Oriental Orthodox-Roman Catholic Theological Consultation - June 9-10, 2003
		Father Simeon Odabashian of the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church noted that while his church technically prohibits marriage after ordination to the sub-diaconate, this rule has generally fallen into disuse and deacons are allowed to marry up to the point of their priestly ordination.
		Deacons are ordained by the bishop, serve primarily on the altar, and assist the priest in the celebration of the liturgy.
		In a presentation of the diaconate in the Maronite Catholic Church, the Rev. Chorbishop John D. Faris summarized the statutes concerning deacons and subdeacons in the pastoral handbook of the Eparchy of St. Maron (Eastern United States).
	sor.cua.edu /Ecumenism/20030626OORCConsultation.html (1998 words)

	Eritrean Orhtodox Church
		Having realized the complex problems facing the present generation of the Eritrean Orthodox Church, these students have promised to fulfill their spiritual duties in relation to the momentous and historic decision they had made a few weeks ago.
		The annual clergy meeting for the Eritrean Orthodox Church, Diocese of North America is set for July 13-15, 2006.
		In this regard, the Eritrean Orthodox Church lags far behind than any of the churches with which it has fellowship, or for that matter, any other similar institution of its size.
	www.tewahdo.com (647 words)

	Mythology and Religion
		The Roman Catholic Church, or Catholic Church, is the Christian Church led by the Pope, the Bishop of Rome.
		The Roman Catholic Church (papacy) was established in 444 A.D. when the Roman Emperor Valentinian III (425-455 A.D), acting in conjunction with the bishop of Rome (Pope) Leo I the Great, issued the famous Novel 17, which assigned to the bishop of Rome supremacy over the provincial churches in the Western Roman Empire.
		Orthodox Christianity is a generalized reference to the Eastern traditions of Christianity, as opposed to the Western traditions which descend through, or alongside of, the Roman Catholic Church.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/pvosta/PCRRELI.htm (3600 words)

	Eritrean Orthodox Church - TheBestLinks.com - Coptic Christianity, Oriental Orthodoxy, 1990s, 1950, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Eritrean Orthodox Church, Coptic Christianity, Eritrea, Oriental Orthodoxy...
		It was formerly a part of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church of Ethiopia, its autocephaly being reluctantly recognized by the Ethiopian Patriarchate after Eritrea was given independence in the 1990s.
		Tensions were and, in some cases, are high between the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church on the one side and the Coptic Orthodox and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahido Churches on the other.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Eritrean_Orthodox_Church.html (202 words)

	British Orthodox Church
		A new Patriarch, H.H. Abune Antonios I, was elected in the Orthodox Tewahedo Church of Eritrea on 5 March 2004 and enthroned as the third Patriarch of this Church, on Sunday, 25 April 2004.
		Responding to the need of the Church of Eritrea to consecrate Holy Myron (Chrism) in Asmara, Pope Shenouda III together with a Coptic delegation travelled to Asmara from 17-24 September, 2004, where he consecrated the Holy Myron together with H.H. Abune Antonios I and the Holy Synod of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church.
		The late Paulose Mar Athanasius of the Malankara Metropolitan of the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church, known as the ‘defender of faith' and the ‘Valiya Thirumeni of Aluva,' was canonized as saint by the Patriarch, Moran Mar Ignatius Zakka I, head of the Universal Syrian Orthodox Church.
	www.britishorthodox.org /111h.php (6370 words)

	Oriental Orthodoxy - Wikipedia Light! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Oriental Orthodox Churches reject the Monophysite teachings of Eutyches and the Dyophysite teachings of Nestorius.
		The Assyrian Church of the East is sometimes, although incorrectly, considered an Oriental Orthodox Church.
		Being largely centered in what was then the Persian Empire, it separated itself administratively from the Great Church of the Roman Empire around AD 400, and then broke communion with the latter in reaction to the Council of Ephesus held in 431.
	www.bostoncoop.net /~tpryor/wiki/index.php?title=Oriental_Orthodoxy (649 words)

	Oriental Orthodox - Theopedia
		The Oriental Orthodox churches resulted from a schism with the remainder of Christianity in the 5th century.
		The separation resulted in part from the Oriental Orthodox churches' refusal to accept the Christological dogmas of the Council of Chalcedon, which held that Jesus has two natures — one divine and one human, although these ware inseparable and only act as one hypostasis.
		The Assyrian Church of the East is sometimes considered an Oriental Orthodox Church, although they left the Catholic and Apostolic Church in reaction against the Council of Ephesus 20 years earlier and revere Saints anathematized by the previously mentioned Churches.
	www.theopedia.com /Oriental_Orthodox (552 words)

	Church of Ethiopia - OrthodoxWiki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The only pre-colonial Christian church of Sub-Saharan Africa, it claims a membership of close to 36 million people worldwide, and is thus the largest of all Oriental Orthodox churches.
		Five bishops were immediately consecrated by the Coptic Patriarch of Alexandria, empowered to elect a new Patriarch for their church, and the successor to Abuna Qerellos IV would have the power to consecrate new bishops.
		The Coptic Church refused to recognize the election and enthronement of Abune Tekle Haimanot on the grounds that the Synod of the Ethiopian Church had not removed Abune Tewophilos and that the government had not publicly acknowledged his death, and he was thus still legitimate Patriarch of Ethiopia.
	orthodoxwiki.org /Church_of_Ethiopia (1815 words)

	Orthodox Patriarch of Eritrea Dismissed - Catholic Answers Forums
		Officials at the church headquarters in Asmara confirmed that Abune was no longer the patriarch and said that a successor had not yet been chosen but declined to comment further on the matter.
		The central pillar of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo religion is the Patriarch.
		EDIT: I also asked my Eritrean friend about the status of his ordination, and she said that he is permenantly ordained as a Bishop, he just will not be able to act as one canonically if he is removed.
	forums.catholic.com /showthread.php?t=98451 (2873 words)

	Oriental Orthodoxy Summary
		The Oriental Orthodox Church is a group of distinct churches that have their origins in the Middle East.
		Oriental Orthodox Churches include the Syrian Orthodox Church (also known as the Jacobite Church), the Armenian Gregorian Apostolic Orthodox Church, and, outside Asia, the Coptic (Egyptian) Orthodox Church, of which the Ethiopian Orthodox Church is a branch.
		These are the Maronite Church, the dominant Christian confession in Lebanon, and the Nestorian, or Assyrian, Church, with its leadership in Baghdad, Iraq, and followers in Iran, Turkey, and Syria, where many adherents fled after persecution in Iraq in the early twentieth century.
	www.bookrags.com /Oriental_Orthodoxy (1285 words)

	Kidanemehret Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church - Pluralism Profile #3
		The children are brought into the church at a very young age and are tended to according to the needs of the age group.
		I was told that in a typical Ethiopian church, there are three distinct parts or places in the Church, in accordance to the Temple building instructions in the Old Testament or the Hebrew Scripture.
		One area is reserved for the Ark and surrounding the Ark, is the place where the keses and deacons conduct prayer and priestly rituals; the remaining area is for the membership to participate in the worship.
	www.monroecc.edu /depts/sociology/pluralism/profile3.htm (2550 words)

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