Biblical claims – According to the traditional claims, John Chrysostom speaks of the "Ethiopians present in Jerusalem" as being able to understand the preaching of Peter in Acts, 2:38.[1][2]
1st century – according to the New Testament book Act, 8:26–27,[4] Christianity was entered to Ethiopia by means of Philip the Evangelist via baptism of the Ethiopian eunuch.[5]
330 AD – Christianity, it is widely considered, is introduced to Ethiopia by a Syrian Greek named Frumentius, after his voyage with his brother Aedesius to the Kingdom of Aksum. There, the two brothers were captured by the native Aksumite and brought to court forwarded to King Ezana, who was converted to Christian by influence of Frumentius.[6][7]
Middle Ages
960 AD – Queen Gudit persecutes Axumite Christians during the sacking of the city.[8]
1439 – During the reign of EmperorZara Yaqob, a religious discussion took place between Giyorgis and a French visitor led to the dispatch of an embassy from Ethiopia to the Vatican.[9]
1507 – Mateus, an Armenian, had been sent as an Ethiopian envoy to Portugal.[10]
1520 – an embassy under Dom Rodrigo de Lima landed in Ethiopia.[10]
Early modern period
1534 – Michael the Deacon met with Martin Luther and affirmed the Augsburg Confession as a "good creed".[11] In addition, Martin Luther stated that the Lutheran Mass agreed with that used by the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. As a result, the Lutheran churches extended fellowship with the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.[11]
28 February 2013 – Abune Mathias from Agame province, elected as the 6th Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.[30]
25 July 2018 – with the assistance of Prime MinisterAbiy Ahmed, delegation took place between Patriarchate in Addis Ababa and those from the United States exiled Churches and declared reunification in Washington, D.C.[31]
22 January 2023 – Abune Sawiros, Abune Ewostatewos and Abune Zena Markos designated 26-made Archbishops to overthrow the Holy Synod led by Patriarch Abune Mathias in Oromia Region diocese. The Holy Synod responded the ordination as "illegal" and excommunicated three archbishops on 26 January. On 31 January, the Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed convened a discussion on the matter, which he told he would ensure resolution for the conflict. His speech widely criticized by Holy Synod for lack of protection and also alleged involvement to the illegally formed Synod.[32]
References
^"Our History". The Ethiopian Orthodox Archdiocese. Retrieved 2022-08-21.