Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
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title:
Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
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The Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church is one of the Oriental Orthodox Churches with its headquarters in Asmara, Eritrea. It was given autocephaly by Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church, after Eritrea gained its independence from Ethiopia in 1993. Thus, the Eritrean Church accords a primacy of honor to the Coptic Church. Sources differ on the percentage of Christians in the Eritrean population, with most figures being close to one-half, although some sources report
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Oriental Orthodox Christian denomination from Eritrea
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eritrean_Orthodox_Tewahedo_Church
date created:
2003-10-15T02:41:40Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T21:43:47Z
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