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On 22 January 2023, an attempt to overthrow Abune Mathias was failed following a secret formation of new 26-made bishop Synod led by Abune Sawiros in Oromia Region diocese, such as in Haro Beale Wold Church in Woliso, and nine bishops of diocese outside the region. The Patriarchate called it an "illegal appointment", where Abune Mathias decried ...
Medhane Alem Cathedral (Amharic: መድኃኔዓለም ካቴድራል), whose name means "Saviour of the World", is an Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo cathedral in Bole Medhanealem, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Built in 1990's, it is the second largest cathedral in the whole of Africa and the largest in Ethiopia. [1]
Also in February 2023, the Tigrayan Church released its first liturgy book in Tigrinya and Ge'ez. [1] In March 2023, the General Synod of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church released a statement saying they would send a delegation to Tigray to attempt to repair the schism between the two churches.
Mahibere Kidusan (Ge'ez: ማህበረ ቅዱሳን) is an organization with in Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church formed in 1985 by university students and members of Sunday school with the aim to preserve religious tradition during the Derg era.
The kebero is a large hand drum used in the Orthodox Christian liturgy. [5] Smaller kebero drums may be used in secular celebrations. [5] The nagarit, played with a curved stick, is usually found in a secular context such as royal functions or the announcement of proclamations, though it has a liturgical function among the Beta Israel. [5]
The Eritrean Orthodox canon and the Ethiopian Orthodox canon are identical. The Narrower Canon also contains Enoch, Jubilees, and three books of the Meqabyan; The Broader Canon includes all of the books found in the Narrower Canon, as well as the two Books of the Covenant, Four Books of Sinodos, a Book of Clement, and Didascalia;
Orthodox Tewahedo music refers to sacred music of the Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church. The music was long associated with Zema (chant), developed by the six century composer Yared . It is essential part of liturgical service in the Church and classified into fourteen anaphoras, with the normal use being the Twelve Apostles .
Postmarks commemorating Ethiopian First Day Cover, Meskel festivities, 17 December 1974. Meskel (Ge'ez: መስቀል, romanized: Mesk’el) is an Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church holiday that commemorates the discovery of the True Cross by the Roman Empress Saint Helena of Constantinople in the fourth century.