The Ethiopian Orthodox Church dates the top-down Christianization of ... the significant royal shift from a polytheistic worldview to Christianity is clearly revealed by inscriptions (as discussed in ...

Ethiopia's Orthodox Christians celebrated Easter in churches across the country. Ethiopia has the largest Orthodox population outside Europe, and dozens of faithful flocked to the Abune ...

Even encountering African Christian communities, Europeans labeled local practices as heretical, justifying colonization and ...

The Ethiopian branch of Christianity first ... you are no longer an Orthodox Christian. In the days of Emperor Haile Selassie you couldn't speak against the tradition because it would be ...

Ethiopian Orthodox Christian priests light on incense in Fasilides Bath during the celebration of Timkat, the Ethiopian Epiphany, in the city of Gondar. Source: Getty ...

Ethiopians follow the ancient Julian calendar, and like many other Orthodox Christians they celebrate Christmas on 7 January ...