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Meskel 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. Meskel
Meskel celebration at Meskel Square, Addis Ababa (2016)
Postmarks commemorating Ethiopian First Day Cover, Meskel festivities, 17 December 1974
Demera engulfed in flames, 2013
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
Meskel
…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…
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