The rock walls that must be traversed to reach Abuna Yemata Guh (Photo: Wittmann Tours). Disagreements within Ethiopian Christianity began very early. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church was founded in 341.

Ethiopian Orthodox faithfull take part in the Holy ... The Church of the Holy Sepulcher holds immense significance in Christian tradition, believed to be the site of Jesus' crucifixion, burial ...

The Ethiopian Orthodox Church dates the top-down Christianization of ... the significant royal shift from a polytheistic worldview to Christianity is clearly revealed by inscriptions (as discussed in ...

Ethiopians follow the ancient Julian calendar, and like many other Orthodox Christians they celebrate Christmas on 7 January (or according to the Ge'ez Ethiopian calendar, the 29th day of Tahsas).