Ethiopia: Pious women at the tomb of Jesus as represented in an Ethiopian Gospel, 14th century. Christianity in Ethiopia dates to the 1st century CE, and this long tradition makes Ethiopia unique amongst sub-Saharan African countries. Christianity in this country is divided into several groups. The largest and oldest is the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church which is an Oriental Orthodox church in Ethiopia that was part of the Coptic Orthodox Church until 1959, when it was granted its own Patriarch by Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of All Africa Cyril VI.

Ethiopia: Pious women at the tomb of Jesus as represented in an Ethiopian Gospel, 14th century.  Christianity in Ethiopia dates to the 1st century CE, and this long tradition makes Ethiopia unique amongst sub-Saharan African countries. Christianity in this country is divided into several groups. The largest and oldest is the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church which is an Oriental Orthodox church in Ethiopia that was part of the Coptic Orthodox Church until 1959, when it was granted its own Patriarch by Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of All Africa Cyril VI. Stock Photo
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2B01WTG

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3659 x 4955 px | 31 x 42 cm | 12.2 x 16.5 inches | 300dpi

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23 May 2012

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