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Eritrean Orthodox Christianity
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Eritrean_Orthodox_Christianity
GPTKB entity
Statements (46)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkbp:baptismPractice
infant baptism
leavened bread
gptkbp:calendar
Ethiopian calendar
gptkbp:clergyMaritalStatus
married parish priests allowed
gptkbp:coreBelief
Miaphysitism
gptkbp:country
gptkb:Eritrea
gptkbp:doctrine
rejects Council of Chalcedon
gptkbp:ecumenicalRelations
member of World Council of Churches
gptkbp:fastingPractices
extensive fasting periods
gptkbp:festival
gptkb:Timket
gptkb:Fasika
gptkb:Meskel
gptkbp:founded
1993
gptkbp:governingBody
gptkb:Holy_Synod_of_the_Eritrean_Orthodox_Tewahedo_Church
gptkbp:headquarters
Asmara
gptkbp:highestFeast
gptkb:Fasika_(Easter)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Eritrean Orthodox Christianity
gptkbp:iconography
traditional Ethiopian-Eritrean style
gptkbp:languageOfWorship
gptkb:Ge'ez
Tigrinya
gptkbp:leaderTitle
gptkb:Pope
gptkbp:mainCathedral
gptkb:Eritrean_Orthodox_Tewahedo_Church
gptkbp:monasticTradition
strong monastic tradition
gptkbp:musicBy
traditional liturgical chant
gptkbp:numberOfAdherents
approximately 3 million
gptkbp:ordinationHierarchy
deacon, priest, bishop, patriarch
gptkbp:ordinationOfWomen
not practiced
gptkbp:partOf
gptkb:Oriental_Orthodoxy
gptkbp:pilgrimageSite
gptkb:Debre_Bizen_Monastery
gptkb:Debre_Sina_Monastery
gptkbp:recognizesPatriarch
gptkb:Abune_Qerlos
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkb:Ethiopian_Orthodox_Christianity
gptkbp:rite
gptkb:Alexandrian_Rite
gptkbp:sacraments
seven sacraments
gptkbp:sacredText
gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkb:Broader_Tewahedo_canon
gptkbp:separates
gptkb:Ethiopian_Orthodox_Tewahedo_Church
gptkbp:statusInEritrea
one of four recognized religious groups
gptkbp:teaches
veneration of saints
observance of Sabbath (Saturday)
emphasis on Old Testament laws
gptkbp:usesCross
distinctive processional crosses
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Asmara,_Eritrea
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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