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Aksum.
doctrine that Christ was both divine and human. The Council of Chalcedon condemned Monophysitism in 451, and since that time the Coptic Church has beenindependent of other Christian churches. After the Council of Chalcedon, priests who continued to teach Monophysitism were persecuted in the eastern Roman Empire, and many migrated to Aksum. The influxof priests, along with the support of the royal family, strengthened missionary efforts in Aksum. Many churches and monasteries were founded after 4...
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Aksum.
doctrine that Christ was both divine and human. The Council of Chalcedon condemned Monophysitism in 451, and since that time the Coptic Church has beenindependent of other Christian churches. After the Council of Chalcedon, priests who continued to teach Monophysitism were persecuted in the eastern Roman Empire, and many migrated to Aksum. The influxof priests, along with the support of the royal family, strengthened missionary efforts in Aksum. Many churches and monasteries were founded after 4...
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Aksum - history.
IV RELIGION Little is known about Aksumite religion before the conversion of King Ezana to Christianity. The names of some of the gods who were worshipped have survived. The chiefgod was Astar, associated with the Greek god Zeus. Mahrem was a war god, like the Greek god Ares, and a patron of the royal family. It is not known how the gods wereworshipped, though the remains of a number of religious buildings still exist. The largest such structure still standing is in Yeha. In these buildings, ar...
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Äthiopien - geographie.
Etwa 52 Prozent der Gesamtbevölkerung gehören dem christlichen Glauben an. In den nördlichen Provinzen ist das Christentum die vorherrschende Religion. Die äthiopischeKirche ist eine der ältesten und größten Ostkirchen. Sie wird von einem Patriarchen geleitet und steht in enger Verbindung zur koptischen Kirche in Ägypten. Bis zum Sturzdes Kaisers Haile Selassie 1974 war sie die Staatskirche von Äthiopien. In den südlichen Regionen dominiert der Islam; insgesamt gehören etwa 31 Prozent der Bevölk...