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	St. Mary's Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church in Los Angeles
		The Ethiopian Orthodox Church, an indigenous and integral Church of Africa is one of the oldest Churches in the world, if not the oldest one, and is a founder member of the World Council of Churches.
		In the history of the Church, it is further recorded that St. Matthew the Apostle preached the Gospel to the Ethiopians and won a few converts to the new doctrine and left the country.
		Priests of the Ethiopian Church should be re-ordained by him and the whole population of the country was regarded as heathen if not rebaptized under the Catholic faith.
	www.ethiopianorthodoxchurch.org /belief/orthodox_history.html (3142 words)

	Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Ethiopian Church claims its earliest origins from the royal official said to have been baptised by Philip the Evangelist (Acts of the Apostles, Chapter 8).
		The Church of St. George is a monolithic church in Lalibela.
		In rural areas, the church and outer court are often thatched with mud-built walls.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ethiopian_Orthodox_Tewahedo_Church (2228 words)

	Ethiopian Religions - Christianity, Islam, Judaism & Paganism
		The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church is headed by a patriarch and is related to the communion of the Coptic Orthodox Church, the Armenian Orthodox Church, the Syrian Orthodox Church and Malankara Orthodox Church of India.
		According to the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, the Ark of the Covenant has remained in Ethiopia ever since and is now kept in a small chapel, which stands at the heart of Aksum's monastic complex of Saint Mary of Zion (Mariam Tsion).
		Church services are held daily in all Orthodox Tewahedo Churches from morning to 3 PM (9 o'clock in the afternoon Ethiopian time).
	www.ethiopiantreasures.toucansurf.com /pages/religion.htm (1720 words)

	Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
		The Oriental Orthodox Churches, which today include the Coptic Orthodox Church, the Armenian Apostolic Church, the Syriac Orthodox Church, the Malankara Orthodox Church of India, the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, and the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church, are referred to as "Non-Chalcedonian", and, sometimes by outsiders as "monophysite" (meaning "One Single Nature", in reference to Christ).
		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.jgames.co.uk /title/Ethiopian_Orthodox_Tewahedo_Church (2428 words)

	Debre Hayq Ethiopian Art Gallery - Articles
		Ethiopian Church paintings of these periods and those seen in later periods were easily identified as Christian, not only for their expression of the spiritual aspects of Christian faith, but specifically because they shared practically all the known elements and features of Christian art.
		Events having effects and outcomes that strengthen the course of history of the Ethiopian Church and its religious philosophy are the major decisive factors for the evolutionary process of Ethiopian Church paintings.
		Ethiopian Church painting did not portray legends or mythology, nor was it used to celebrate the mortals.
	www.ethiopianart.org /articles/articles.php?id=69 (2683 words)

	Reference for Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church - Search.com
		The Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo 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.search.com /reference/Eritrean_Orthodox_Tewahdo_Church (1593 words)

	Al-Ahram Weekly \| Profile \| Abba Paulos: Smash the idols
		And herein lies the idiosyncrasy of the world's oldest church, which distinguishes it from all other churches: the antic relic held sacred, and placed in the Chapel of Saint Mary of Zion, in the ancient town of Axum, the cradle of Ethiopian Christian civilisation, the sellata Muse, is a thoroughly Jewish object.
		Indeed, the Ethiopian Church is perhaps the only Christian temple in the world to claim as its most sacred treasure a Jewish holiest of holies.
		In due course, in May 1971 to be precise, the Egyptian Church received a request from the Ethiopian Church to consecrate an Ethiopian Patriarch (as opposed to a bishop).
	weekly.ahram.org.eg /2007/858/profile.htm (2693 words)

	Directions to Orthodoxy - WCC OFFICIAL VISIT TO ETHIOPIA (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Ethiopians have been part of the church from the very beginning, and Ethiopia is a country with a profound spiritual ancestry," underlines Kobia.
		The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, the largest and oldest church on the African continent, is hosting an international ecumenical delegation headed by World Council of Churches' (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia, 24-30 September 2005.
		With an estimated 38 million members, the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church is one of the largest national churches in the world, and was a founding member of the WCC in 1948.
	www.directionstoorthodoxy.org /mod/news/view.php?article_id=5641 (605 words)

	Ethiopian Religions - Christianity, Islam, Judaism & Paganism
		The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church is headed by a patriarch and is related to the communion of the Coptic Orthodox Church, the Armenian Orthodox Church, the Syrian Orthodox Church and Malankara Orthodox Church of India.
		According to the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, the Ark of the Covenant has remained in Ethiopia ever since and is now kept in a small chapel, which stands at the heart of Aksum's monastic complex of Saint Mary of Zion (Mariam Tsion).
		Church services are held daily in all Orthodox Tewahedo Churches from morning to 3 PM (9 o'clock in the afternoon Ethiopian time).
	www.ethiopiantreasures.co.uk /pages/religion.htm (1720 words)

	Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
		Churches of great architectural beauty were built in Ethiopia out of solid rock and from slabs of stone during those years in Tigrai, Eritrea, Wollo, Gondar, Gojjam and Showa starting from the three-temple church built in Asum by Anbessa Wudim.
		However, in the vicinity of Axum, churches marked with these crosses are referred to as 'crosses of tears' and are used for the purpose of blessing and baptising sick people who go there to seek cures to their ailments.
		It is the bounden duty of the revered fathers and teachers of the church to augment the number of holy books in circulation whenever the parish councils expand and the number of followers of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church grows.
	www.eotc-patriarch.org /relics.htm (5202 words)

	Ethiopian Orthodox Church
		Ethiopian Orthodox church is the oldest of all Eastern Christianities (although Armenians would argue it).
		Sometimes Ethiopian Orthodox Tawahedo Church is called Copic, which is due to the fact that till the early fifties the head of Ethiopian church was selected in Alexandria, Egypt and this tradition was changed under Haile Sellassie.
		Thus, the spread of Islam was not halted because "the Ethiopian church.
	sellassie.ourfamily.com /culture/church.html (1730 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/ASHP/pluralism/profile3.htm (2573 words)

	Ethiopian Religious sites (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Medhanealem Church: (Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church) in Berkeley.
		Ethiopian Christian Fellowship in LA : JESUS CHRIST is true God and true man, having been conceived of the Holy Ghost and born of the Virgin Mary.
		Debre Genet Medhane Alem Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church: The congregation of Debre Genet Medhane Alem Ethiopia Orthodox Tewahido Church is the first Ethiopia Church in the Washington...
	www.ethioview.com /Religions.shtml (1360 words)

	Ethiopian Culture - Traditional Costume, Food and Drink
		One of the most significant areas of Ethiopian culture is its literature, which is represented predominantly by translations from ancient Greek and Hebrew religious texts into the ancient language Ge'ez, modern Amharic and Tigrigna languages.
		According to the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church belief, the faithful must abstain from eating meat and diary products to attain forgiveness of sins committed during the year, and undergo a rigorous schedule of prayers and atonement.
		Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Christians, Jews and Muslims do not eat pork as it forbidden by their religious beliefs.
	www.ethiopiantreasures.co.uk /pages/culture.htm (777 words)

	Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church of Our Savior New York
		The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church of Our Savior welcomes you to this website, in the name of The Father, The Son, and the Holy Spirit, The Most Holy Trinity; in the name of the Holy Virgin Mary, the Mother of God; and in the name of the Saints and Blessed Martyrs.
		The Church has conducted it's services at the beautiful and historic Riverside Church in Manhattan, and is grateful for the generosity and Christian fellowship of the Riverside congregation in sharing their building for all these years.
		The principle Ethiopian Shrine at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem is that of "Medhane Alem".
	www.angelfire.com /ny2/medhanealem (718 words)

	Ethiopian Orthodox Church to be formed in Antigua and Barbuda :: Ethiopian Review
		Ethiopian Orthodox Church to be formed in Antigua and Barbuda
		According to a press release, “We, people of Ethiopian descent whose ancestors were brought to these islands called Antigua and Barbuda and bought into slavery from their mother country, whose descendents are desirous for the establishment of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church in their country of birth.”
		According to the group, “This all began with the acknowledgement of the Ethiopian Double Millennium (2000 EC) which was celebrated on 12 Sept., 2007 and is recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Event, and the arrival of Kes (which means priest in Amharic) Rev. Dr.
	www.ethiopianreview.com /articles/1545 (570 words)

	Rastafarism and the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and Bob Marley - Rastafari - Jamaica (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Ethiopian Orthodox Church is one of the oldest organized churches (If not the oldest) in the world and dates back to biblical times (Read Acts 8:27-39 to learn more).
		The church in Jamaica was commissioned by Emperor Haile Selassie.
		The church has stated many times that their commission from Emperor Haile Selassie was to lead Rastafarians away from worshiping him and turn to the worshipping of the God he worshipped.
	www.jamaicans.com /culture/rasta/ethiopian_church.htm (623 words)

	St. Mary Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
		Mary is a young, but thriving Ethiopian church serving followers of the Ethiopian orthodox community in the Phoenix, and Tuscon metropolitan areas.
		The church of St. Mary was bought in January, 2003, and started serving its community on March 3rd, 2003.
		For a period of 4 years, weekly mass was done at either rented facilities, or at other churches such as the Coptic Orthodox Church who were kind enough to let us use their halls for free.
	pro.netnation.com /~national/azmariam/html/en (229 words)

	Ethiopian Treasures - Debra Damo Monastery - Ethiopian Orthodox Church
		It has become a prominent monastic and educational centre for the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church.
		Debra Damo is only accessible by climbing up by a rope, which is made of "plaited leather", lowered from the cliffs, which visitors tie around their waist and are then pulled up by a monk at the top of the cliffs.
		The feast of Saint (Abune) Aregawi is celebrated on October 14 Ethiopian calendar (October 24 Gregorian calendar) which culminates in a pilgrimage to Debra Damo from all over the country.
	www.ethiopiantreasures.toucansurf.com /pages/damo.htm (314 words)

	Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
		Since the schism of 451, the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church shares the same faith with the Coptic, Syrian and Armenian Orthodox Churches and the Syrian Orthodox Church of India (Tewahedo is a word that reflects the Ethiopian understanding of one nature).
		The church has two kinds of clergy: the regular priests, who administer the sacraments, and the learned lay clerks, who are entrusted with the chant of the church offices and teaching in the schools.
		The Ethiopian Orthodox Church exists in the Sudan and Djibouti, in Jerusalem, Europe and North and South America.
	www.oikoumene.org /en/member-churches/regions/africa/ethiopia/ethiopian-orthodox-tewahedo-church.html (791 words)

	A Book on Ethiopian Orthodox Church Launched
		A book describing the history and tradition of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church (EOC) was launched on Wednesday here at the Theological College of the Holy Trinity of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church.
		Written by a Swiss writer Christine Chaillot, the book is divided by chapters describing the life and spirituality and various unique aspects of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, classical language and Ethiopia’s literature, the Church’s festivals and celebrations as well as the history of Sunday schools, among others.
		Her last book, The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church Tradition, was published last year.
	www.addistribune.com /Archives/2003/01/31-01-03/A.htm (247 words)

	New Statesman - An ancient and venerable faith
		For the Ethiopian Church, the basis of belief and religious practice can be found in the teaching: "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom." (Ps.
		Our particular church was founded when the Holy Spirit spoke to St. Philip and directed him to the Ethiopian Eunuch, the treasurer of Queen Candace of Ethiopia (The Eunuch had travelled to Jerusalem to worship the God of Israel as was the tradition of the Ethiopians).
		This faith has inspired some of the most important artistic creation of the country, be it the monolithic churches of Lalibala, the icon paintings of the medieval and early modern periods or the elaborate illuminations adoring manuscripts.
	www.newstatesman.com /blogs/the-faith-column/2007/06/ethiopia-church-orthodox (640 words)

	St. Mary Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church - Welcome
		The Coptic church continued to appoint bishops to Ethiopia after the death of Frumentius all of whom were Egyptians.
		Currently, there are an estimated 22 million followers of the Ethiopian Orthodox church in the World.
		In the 20th century, Ethiopian orthodoxy has spread beyond the borders of Ethiopia, and is practiced by Ethiopians and non-Ethiopians alike.
	pro.netnation.com /~national/azmariam/html/en/information.html (240 words)

	Ethiopian Treasures - History, Culture, Language, Religion - Ethiopia
		Simien Mountains National Park), unique rock-hewn churches, the spectacular Blue Nile Falls, the Great Rift Valley, the Danakil Depression, imperial castles, monuments of an ancient civilisation linked with the legend of the Queen of Sheba.
		Ethiopian Treasures' overall aim is to provide readers the many varied aspects of Ethiopia.
		Ethiopian Treasures also provides an educational web directory called Subject Finder (www.subjectfinder.com) which allows access to high-quality web resources for academics, teachers, lectures, students, researchers and the general public categorised by subject areas across all disciplines.
	www.ethiopiantreasures.toucansurf.com (336 words)

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