1.0Œuvre d'orienthttps://www.oeuvre-orient.fr/en/Catherine MARROC-LATOURhttps://www.oeuvre-orient.fr/en/author/cmarroclatouroeuvre-orient-fr/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="mP9Drc6eYe"><a href="https://www.oeuvre-orient.fr/en/the-ethiopian-and-eritrean-churches/">The Ethiopian and Eritrean Churches</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.oeuvre-orient.fr/en/the-ethiopian-and-eritrean-churches/embed/#?secret=mP9Drc6eYe" width="600" height="338" title="“The Ethiopian and Eritrean Churches” — Œuvre d'orient" data-secret="mP9Drc6eYe" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.oeuvre-orient.fr/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.oeuvre-orient.fr/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/semi-or.jpg1135325Christianity arrived in Ethiopia in the 4th century thanks to two young Syrians, Frumence and Edesi, who were held captive at the court of Axum and converted the king. Frumence, once freed, was ordained a bishop by St. Athanasius of Alexandria and sent back to Ethiopia. Ethiopia, like the Copts of Egypt, rejected the Council […]