Jan 7, 2025 · The patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Abune Mathias, in his televised Christmas Eve message called for reconciliation and peace in a nation where conflict has been often fueled by...

The patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Abune Mathias, in his televised Christmas Eve message called for reconciliation and peace in a nation where conflict has been often fueled by...

Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia follow the Julian calendar, which is 13 days behind the Gregorian calendar used by Catholic and Protestant churches. They celebrate Christmas with special...

Jan 6, 2024 · Certain Eastern Orthodox churches, including those in Russian and other traditions, follow the ancient Julian calendar, which runs 13 days later than the Gregorian calendar, used by Catholic...

Jan 12, 2025 · Ethiopian Christmas, known as Genna (ገና) or Lidet, is a joyous feast that commemorat­es the birth of Jesus Christ on January 7th, as per the Eastern Orthodox Church's calendar, Ethiopians follow the Julian calendar, which runs 13 days later than the Gregorian calendar, used by Catholic and Protestant churches.

Abune Mathias (born Teklemariam Asrat; 5 January 1941) [1] is the sixth and current Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church since 2013. [2] His full title is " His Holiness Abune Mathias I, Sixth Patriarch and Catholicos of Ethiopia, Archbishop of Axum and Ichege of the See of Saint Taklehaimanot ".

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Today's date is 27-Jan-2025 (UTC). Today's Julian Date is 25026. Gregorian Date: Calendar Date: Julian Date: Julian Day Number: Universal Time: Is Leap Year: What Is Julian's Date? The Julian date counts the dates in continuous order, without starting over every month.

The Julian calendar is a solar calendar of 365 days in every year with an additional leap day every fourth year (without exception). The Julian calendar is still used as a religious calendar in parts of the Eastern Orthodox Church and in parts of Oriental Orthodoxy as well as by the Amazigh people (also known as the Berbers). [1]

Mar 1, 2013 · Abune Mathias became the 6th Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church in the election held on 28th of February 2013 where he received 500 of the 806 the votes cast by an electoral college representing various sections of the Church.