Monasteries of Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
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Monasteries of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church are religious communities where monks live a communal ascetic life centered on prayer, worship, and the preservation of Eritrea’s ancient Oriental Orthodox Christian traditions.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monastic institution collection
ⓘ
religious community ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo patriarchate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eritrean dioceses ⓘ |
| country | Eritrea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagesIn |
agricultural work
ⓘ
manuscript copying and restoration ⓘ religious education of laity ⓘ |
| followsChristology | Miaphysite Christology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsRule | Eritrean Orthodox monastic rule NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy |
abbots
ⓘ
monastic councils ⓘ |
| heritageSharedWith |
Coptic Orthodox Church monasticism
ⓘ
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church monasteries ⓘ other Oriental Orthodox monasteries ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Horn of Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainActivities |
ascetic practice
ⓘ
liturgical worship ⓘ prayer ⓘ preservation of religious manuscripts ⓘ scriptural study ⓘ spiritual formation of monks ⓘ |
| membership |
monks
ⓘ
novices ⓘ |
| practices |
canonical hours
ⓘ
daily Divine Liturgy ⓘ fasting ⓘ vows of chastity ⓘ vows of obedience ⓘ vows of poverty ⓘ |
| preserves |
Geʽez liturgical chant
ⓘ
Oriental Orthodox liturgical heritage ⓘ ancient Eritrean Christian traditions ⓘ hagiographical literature ⓘ iconographic traditions ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageUsed |
Geʽez
ⓘ
Tigrinya ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousOrderType | Orthodox Christian monasticism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Oriental Orthodoxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInSociety |
centers of theological learning
ⓘ
guardians of sacred sites ⓘ pilgrimage destinations ⓘ spiritual centers ⓘ |
| supports |
missionary and pastoral work of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
ⓘ
training of clergy ⓘ |
| wayOfLife |
asceticism
ⓘ
communal monasticism ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.