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 6