It is the largest Oriental Orthodox church, rooted in the ancient kingdom of Aksum and headed by the Patriarch and Catholicos of Ethiopia in Addis Ababa.
The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church traces its origin to the fourth century conversion of the Aksumite court under Saint Frumentius. It preserves Ge'ez liturgy, a broader biblical canon than most other churches, and distinctive practices shaped by its long history in the Ethiopian highlands.
Sources
Primary
- Kebra Nagast (The Glory of Kings), the thirteenth century Ethiopian national and church epic
Secondary
- Taddesse Tamrat, Church and State in Ethiopia, 1270-1527 (1972)