Abuna is the honorific title used for any bishop of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church as well as of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church. It was historically used solely for the head of the Copt
Abune Mathias, May 2018
The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, also sometimes known as the Abyssinian Church or the Church of Abyssinia, is the largest of the Oriental Orthodox Churches. The EOTC is the first indigenous Chr
Abuna
…constructus form used when a name follows: Ge'ez አቡነ abuna/abune, 'our father'; Amharic and Tigrinya) is the honorific title used for any bishop of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church as well as of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church. It was historically used solely for the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Ethiopia during the…
Holy Trinity Cathedral in Addis Ababa, the seat of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Ethiopian Orthodox icon depicting Saint George, the Crucifixion, and the Virgin Mary
Coin of King Ezana, under whom Early Christianity became the established church of the Kingdom of Aksum
Late 17th century portrait of Giyorgis by Baselyos