Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Ethiopian_Orthodox_Christianity

GPTKB entity

Statements (69)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Ethiopian_Orthodox_Tewahedo_Church
gptkbp:currentPatriarch	gptkb:Abune_Mathias
gptkbp:foundedIn	4th century
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:Frumentius
gptkbp:hasClergy	gptkb:Abuna gptkb:Qes gptkb:Debtera
gptkbp:hasDistinctArchitecture	Rock-hewn churches
gptkbp:hasDistinctCalendar	Ethiopian calendar
gptkbp:hasDistinctClergyDress	gptkb:Kaba gptkb:Netela gptkb:Shamma
gptkbp:hasDistinctCross	gptkb:Lalibela_cross
gptkbp:hasDistinctMusic	gptkb:Zema
gptkbp:hasDistinctRite	gptkb:Alexandrian_Rite
gptkbp:hasDistinctSaints	gptkb:Maryam_(Mary) gptkb:Gabriel gptkb:Abba_Samuel_of_Waldebba gptkb:Abbo gptkb:Abune_Afse gptkb:Abune_Alef gptkb:Abune_Aragawi gptkb:Abune_Aregawi gptkb:Abune_Garima gptkb:Abune_Gebre_Menfes_Kidus gptkb:Abune_Guba gptkb:Abune_Libanos gptkb:Abune_Melke_Tsadek gptkb:Abune_Pantaleon gptkb:Abune_Pentalewon gptkb:Abune_Sehma gptkb:Abune_Tekle_Haymanot gptkb:Abune_Tsadwa gptkb:Abune_Yem'ata gptkb:Gebre_Menfes_Kidus gptkb:Nine_Saints gptkb:Tekle_Haymanot gptkb:Yared
gptkbp:hasDoctrine	Miaphysitism
gptkbp:hasMonasticTradition	Yes
gptkbp:hasUniquePractice	Dietary laws Circumcision Sabbath observance (Saturday and Sunday)
gptkbp:hasUniqueScripture	gptkb:Book_of_Enoch gptkb:Book_of_Jubilees gptkb:Meqabyan_books
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Addis_Ababa
gptkbp:holiday	gptkb:Fasika gptkb:Meskel gptkb:Timkat
gptkbp:holyBook	gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity
gptkbp:isAutocephalous	Yes
gptkbp:languageOfWorship	gptkb:Ge'ez
gptkbp:numberOfAdherents	about 36 million
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Oriental_Orthodoxy
gptkbp:practicedIn	gptkb:Eritrea gptkb:Ethiopia
gptkbp:rejectsCouncil	gptkb:Council_of_Chalcedon
gptkbp:usesCanon	Broader biblical canon
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Axum,_Ethiopia gptkb:Gondar gptkb:Amhara_Region gptkb:Zagwe_dynasty gptkb:Sheko gptkb:Crown_Jewels_of_Ethiopia gptkb:Lalibela
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5