Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
oriental Orthodox Church denomination of Ethiopia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ኦርቶዶክስ ተዋሕዶ ቤተ ክርስቲያን,[1]), or simply Ethiopian Orthodox Church is the largest Oriental Orthodox Church.[2][3][4][5]
It was part of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria from 4th century until 1959.
The Church accepts the doctrine of Miaphysitism, which believes in the one person of Jesus Christ, divinity and humanity are united in one.
The Church has 500 bishops in the patriarchates of Alexandria, Antioch and Jerusalem.[6]
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