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Religion in Ethiopia consists of a number of faiths. Among these mainly Abrahamic religions, the most numerous is Christianity (Ethiopian Orthodoxy, P'ent'ay, Roman Catholic) totaling at 67.3%, followed by Islam at 31.3%. [1] There is also a longstanding but small Ethiopian Jewish community.
Christianity in Ethiopia is the country's largest religion with members making up 68% of the population. [ 3 ] Christianity in Ethiopia dates back to the ancient Kingdom of Aksum , when the King Ezana first adopted the faith in the 4th century AD.
1439 – During the reign of Emperor Zara Yaqob, a religious discussion took place between Giyorgis and a French visitor led to the dispatch of an embassy from Ethiopia to the Vatican. [10] 1507 – Mateus, an Armenian, had been sent as an Ethiopian envoy to Portugal. [11] 1520 – an embassy under Dom Rodrigo de Lima landed in Ethiopia. [11]
Islam was in 2007 the second largest religion in Ethiopia with over 33.9% of the population. [2] The faith arrived in Tigray, north of Ethiopia, at an early date, shortly before the hijira. [7] The Kingdom of Aksum in Ethiopia was the first foreign country to accept Islam when it was unknown in most parts of the world. [8]
Jewish Ethiopian history (6 C, 13 P) Pages in category "History of religion in Ethiopia" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
History of religion in Ethiopia (5 C, 2 P) I. Islam in Ethiopia (3 C, 4 P) J. Jews and Judaism in Ethiopia (7 C, 9 P) L. Ethiopian religious leaders (3 C, 2 P) O.
This bitter religious conflict contributed to hostility toward foreign Christians and Europeans, which persisted into the 20th century and was a factor in Ethiopia's isolation until the mid-19th century, when the first British mission, sent in 1805 to conclude an alliance with Ethiopia and obtain a port on the Red Sea in case France conquered ...
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. ... This is a timeline of History of Ethiopia. Each article deals with events in Ethiopia in a given year. Twentieth ...