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
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
Abune Mathias
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Abune Mathias I is the sixth and current Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church since 2013. His full title is "His Holiness Abune Mathias I, Sixth Patriarch and Catholicos of Ethiopia, Ar
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
…which Ethiopians have migrated. Abune Paulos died on 16 August 2012, and on 28 February 2013, a college of electors assembled in Addis Ababa elected Abune Mathias as the sixth Patriarch of the Ethiopia. On 25 July 2018, delegates from the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church announced reunification with delegates…
Mathias in 2021
OCP Secretary George Alexander with Patriarch Abune Mathias of Ethiopia (with long red cuffs), Abune Thimotheos (Dean of Holy Trinity University College, with short purple cuffs), and Fr. Dr. Jossi Jacob (IMOC Delegate and Faculty at Holy Trinity College)