The Church!
The most sacred object in an Ethiopian church, it is a consecrated wooden or stone slab representing the Ark of the Covenant, and every church must possess one.
What is The Tabot?
What is the order of EOTC's Hierarchy from lowest to highest?
What is
1.Deacon
2.Archdeacon
3.Monk
4.Priest
5.Qomos
6.Bishop
7.Archbishop
8.Patriarch
The first person to bring Christianity to the Aksumite Kingdom in the 4th century, who became the first Bishop of Ethiopia.
Who is
St. Frumentius (Aba Salama)
How many books does the Ethiopian Orthodox Bible have in total? (double points if you say how many in each)
81 Books (46 in Old and 35 in New)
What does this phrase mean?
"ተዘከረኒ እግዚኦ በዉስት መንግስትከ"
What is
"Remember me, O lord, in your kingdom."
or
"አቤቱ በመንግሥትህ አስበን "
Out of 365 days of the year, how many days do Orthodox Christians fast?
What is
180 Days
I am one of the Nine Saints who came to Ethiopia from the Byzantine Empire in the late 5th century. I am the founder of the ancient monastery of Debre Damo and My feast day is October 24(ጥቅምት ፩፬).
Who is Abune Aregawi?
What does this phrase mean?
"እምዕቶነ እሳት ዘይነድድ አንገፈነ፤ብርሃናተ ዘይትዐጸፍ ትንሥአ ለነ።"
What is
"ከሚነድ እሳት ነበልባል አወጣን፤ብርሃናትን የተጎናጸፈ ተነሣልን።"
or
"He brought us out of the blazing fire a flame; He rose up for us, clothed in light."
There are 7 fasts required of Ethiopian orthodox Christians to fast, what are they and say them in order?
What is
1.Fast of the Prophets (የነቢያት ጾም )
2.Gehad (fast of the eve of Epiphany and the eve of the Birth of Jesus Christ)
3.Fast of Nineveh (የነነዌ ጾም)
4.Great Lent (ዐብይ ጾም)
5.Apostles Fast(የሐዋርያት ጾም)
6.The Fast of the Assumption of the Holy Virgin Mary(የፍልሰታ ጾም)
7.Wednesdays and Fridays Fast(የድህነት ጾም)