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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) whose adherents collectively form 67.3% of the population, followed by Islam, adhered to by 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.
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.
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.
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]
Ethiopia, [c] officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa.It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Kenya to the south, South Sudan to the west, and Sudan to the northwest.
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 ...
Pages in category "History of Islam in Ethiopia" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...