Eritrean Christianity

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkb:Ethiopian_Orthodox_Tewahedo_Church
gptkbp:autocephalyGrantedBy gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
1993
gptkbp:country gptkb:Eritrea
gptkbp:denomination gptkb:Eritrean_Orthodox_Tewahedo_Church
gptkb:Eritrean_Catholic_Church
Eritrean Evangelical Church
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature gptkb:Symbolism
gptkb:monastery
use of Ge'ez liturgy
unique church architecture
gptkbp:ecclesiasticalHierarchy gptkb:bishop
gptkb:priest
gptkb:Pope
Deacon
gptkbp:fastingPractices extensive fasting periods
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Fasika_(Easter)
Genna (Christmas)
Timket (Epiphany)
gptkbp:governmentRelations state control over churches
gptkbp:headquarters Asmara
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Eritrean Christianity
gptkbp:languageOfWorship gptkb:Tigre
gptkb:Ge'ez
Tigrinya
gptkbp:majorityDenomination gptkb:Eritrean_Orthodox_Tewahedo_Church
gptkbp:minorityIn gptkb:Eritrean_Catholic_Church
Eritrean Evangelical Church
gptkbp:notableEvent granting of autocephaly in 1993
imprisonment of religious leaders
persecution of Evangelicals
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Abune_Antonios
gptkb:Abune_Dioskoros
gptkb:Abune_Qerlos
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Debre_Bizen_Monastery
gptkb:Debre_Sina_Monastery
gptkb:Kidane_Mehret_Cathedral
gptkb:Debre_Libanos_Monastery
gptkb:Enda_Mariam_Cathedral
gptkbp:originatedIn 1st century AD
gptkbp:persecutionStatus persecuted
gptkbp:population ~47%
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Eritrean_Orthodox_Tewahedo_Church
gptkb:Eritrean_Catholic_Church
Eritrean Evangelical Church
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Oriental_Orthodoxy
gptkb:Protestantism
gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkb:Ethiopian_Christianity
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ethiopian_Christianity
gptkb:Abune_Gebre_Menfes_Kidus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7