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Furthermore, the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church like its Ethiopian counterpart is known to observe the seventh-day Sabbath (Saturday, or the lesser Sabbath), in addition to the Lord's Day (Sunday, or the Christian Sabbath), [26] recognizing both to be holy days of joy, prayer, and contemplation, although more emphasis, because of the ...
The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church was granted autocephaly by Pope Joseph II of Alexandria, head of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria in 1950. At that time Eritrea was regarded as a province of Ethiopia, so the Coptic Church in Eritrea was simply a division of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church.
Enda Mariam Eritrean Orthodox Cathedral in the capital Asmara. According to surveys, Orthodox Christians make up 56-58% of the population. A large majority of the Christian population of Eritrea belongs to the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church, which used to belong to the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church.
For Eritrean members of any of the various autocephalous churches of the Oriental Orthodox Church, including the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church, see Category:Eritrean Oriental Orthodox Christians. Members of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church. Not all members of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church are of Eritrean nationality.
The Orthodox Tewahedo biblical canon is a version of the Christian Bible used in the two Oriental Orthodox Churches of the Ethiopian and Eritrean traditions: the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church. At 81 books, it is the largest and most diverse biblical canon in traditional Christendom.
Some Oriental Orthodox Churches such as the Coptic Orthodox, Ethiopian Orthodox, and Eritrean Orthodox, also place a heavier emphasis on Old Testament teachings than one might find in other Christian denominations, and its followers adhere to certain practices: following dietary rules that are similar to Jewish Kashrut, [49] require that their ...
Orthodox Tewahedo refers to three Oriental Orthodox Christian Churches with shared beliefs, liturgy, and history. The Orthodox Tewahedo biblical canon is common to all churches, as is Orthodox Tewahedo music. The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, autocephalous since 1959. The Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church, autocephalous since 1993.
Eritrean Orthodox Christians (1 C, 3 P) Eritrean Orthodox church buildings (1 C, 1 P) O. Orthodox Tewahedo music (2 P) P. Patriarchs of Eritrea (6 P)