Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church

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The Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church is an autocephalous Oriental Orthodox Christian church and one of the largest and oldest Christian communities in Eritrea, tracing its roots to early Christianity in the Horn of Africa.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian denomination
Eastern Christian church
Oriental Orthodox Church
autocephalous church
autocephalyGrantedBy Coptic Orthodox Church
surface form: Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
autocephalyStatus autocephalous
baptismPractice infant baptism
christology Miaphysite Christology
clergyCelibacyRule bishops chosen from monastics
clergyMarriageRule parish priests may be married before ordination
communion Oriental Orthodoxy
surface form: Oriental Orthodox communion
country Eritrea
eucharisticTheology real presence of Christ in the Eucharist
fastingTradition extensive fasting periods
governance episcopal polity
hasClergyRank bishop
deacon
patriarch
priest
hasDiasporaCommunity Europe
Middle East
United States of America
surface form: United States
hasMonasticTradition yes
headTitle Patriarch of Eritrea
historicalRoots early Christianity in the Horn of Africa
iconographyTradition Eritrean–Ethiopian Christian art
liturgicalLanguage Arabic
Geʽez
Tigrinya
liturgicalRite Alexandrian Rite
majorityChurchIn Eritrea
originRegion Horn of Africa
primaryChristianCommunityOf Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church self-linksurface differs
surface form: Eritrean Orthodox Christians
primaryTerritory Eritrea
recognizesCouncil Council of Ephesus
First Council of Constantinople
First Council of Nicaea
rejectsCouncil Council of Chalcedon
religion Christianity
sacramentalTheology seven sacraments
scripture Bible
separatedFrom Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
sharesHeritageWith Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
sharesPatristicTraditionWith Coptic Orthodox Church
surface form: Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
theologicalTradition Miaphysitism
usesCalendar Coptic calendar
surface form: Alexandrian (Coptic) calendar
veneration Virgin Mary
angels
saints

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Oriental Orthodoxy hasMemberChurch Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great usedBy Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Ethiopian Rite usedBy Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Revised Julian calendar notAdoptedBy Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Armenian Apostolic Church communionWith Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Ethiopian calendar usedByReligion Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Coptic Christmas celebratedBy Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Ge'ez religiousUse Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church seeAlso Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Eastern Christianity includes Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church primaryChristianCommunityOf Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Eritrean Orthodox Christians
Alexandrian Rite usedByChurch Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Saint Yared veneratedIn Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Divine Liturgy of the Ethiopian Church usedBy Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Zema chant tradition usedIn Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Eritrean Catholic Church sharesLiturgicalHeritageWith Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Geez usedAsLiturgicalLanguageBy Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
subject surface form: Geʽez
Geʽez script associatedReligion Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Bilen people religiousAffiliation Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Isaias Afwerki religion Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Anseba hasReligiousCommunity Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
this entity surface form: Eritrean Orthodox Christians
Tigray-Tigrinya people dominantChurch Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Miaphysitism heldBy Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Nativity Fast observedIn Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Ginbot usedBy Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Pagumen usedBy Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Nehase isReligiousCalendarMonthIn Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
St. Tekle Haymanot veneratedIn Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Meskel (Finding of the True Cross) denomination Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
subject surface form: Meskel
Ge'ez Bible associatedWith Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Saint Severus of Antioch veneratedIn Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Geʽez liturgicalLanguageOf Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Patriarch of Eritrea religion Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Patriarch of Eritrea headOf Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Patriarch of Eritrea jurisdiction Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Patriarch of Eritrea hasAuthorityOver Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
this entity surface form: Eritrean Orthodox bishops
Patriarch of Eritrea hasAuthorityOver Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
this entity surface form: Eritrean Orthodox dioceses
Patriarch of Eritrea officeCreatedFor Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
this entity surface form: independent Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Eritrean–Ethiopian Christian art hasReligiousContext Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Yared veneratedIn Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Tabot religiousTradition Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
dabtara religiousTradition Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
dabtara roleIn Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
this entity surface form: Eritrean Christianity
dabtara worksAt Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
this entity surface form: Eritrean Orthodox church
Eritrean Orthodox liturgy usedBy Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Eritrean Orthodox liturgy performedIn Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
this entity surface form: Eritrean Orthodox churches
Ethiopic manuscripts associatedWithReligion Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Badme region hasReligionCommunity Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
this entity surface form: Eritrean Orthodox Christians
Enda Mariam Cathedral religion Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
this entity surface form: Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo
Enda Mariam Cathedral denomination Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church