I-Ethiopia iyisimo samaKristu amakhulu eminyaka yomlando. Bekukhona lapho bazama ukwakha iJerusalema elisha lapho amaSulumane abamba khona. Abathandi bezimfihlo nezimfihlakalo baqala ukufuna uMphongolo wesivumelwano kusuka lapha, futhi abathandi bomlando bazokwazi ukubona isonto elidala kunazo zonke e-Afrika, elakhiwe ngo-372 AD. e.
Amathempeli amakhulu aseTopiya
Amasonto e-Orthodox ahloniphekile kakhulu ensimini yaseTopiya, okufanele ukuvakashelwa:
I-Ethiopia iyisimo samaKristu amakhulu eminyaka yomlando. Bekukhona lapho bazama ukwakha iJerusalema elisha lapho amaSulumane abamba khona. Abathandi bezimfihlo nezimfihlakalo baqala ukufuna uMphongolo wesivumelwano kusuka lapha, futhi abathandi bomlando bazokwazi ukubona isonto elidala kunazo zonke e-Afrika, elakhiwe ngo-372 AD. e.
Amathempeli amakhulu aseTopiya
Amasonto e-Orthodox ahloniphekile kakhulu ensimini yaseTopiya, okufanele ukuvakashelwa:
- ULalibela uyithempelini elidume emhlabeni wonke elidumile le-monolithic elikhanga abahambi kuphela, kodwa futhi nezivakashi ezivamile eTopiya. Izakhiwo eziyingqayizivele zingaphansi komhlaba futhi ziqoshwe ngokuphelele ngamatshe. Ingqikithi yekhulu le-XIII. Amasonto angu-13 akhiwa, imigudu yakhiwa phakathi kwabo, okuvumela ukufinyelela okusheshayo kusuka kwesakhiwo esisodwa kuya kwesinye. Isonto elidume kunazo zonke laseSt. George lenziwa ngesiphambano esinamacala ayi-12 m nokuphakama kwamamitha ayi-12. Umqondo wamasonto wokwakha weza engqondweni yombusi wendawo uLalibela, owakhe lapha ukuthi athole iJerusalema elisha. Wabiza umfula waseJordane wendawo, futhi wanikeza amasonto nezinye izakhiwo zomuzi eJerusalema amagama. Emva kwalokhu, izikhonzi zakhe zanikezwa isiteketiso seNceku yoMnqamlezo (e-Ethiopiya Gabra Maskal).
- ISonto likaMariya waseZiyoni libhekwa njengesakhiwo esidala kunazo zonke e-Afrika. Yakhelwe edolobheni lase- Axum ngo-372 emanxiweni endzawo yamaqaba yokukhulekela izithombe. Ithempeli lakhiwa elikhulu futhi lihloniphekile, njengendawo yokugcina uMphongolo wesivumelwano. Ngemuva kokubhujiswa kwesonto ngamaSulumane ngo-1535, le nhlangano yayiseGondar . Ngemva kweminyaka eyikhulu, uMbusi waseTopiya Fasilidas wabuyisela isonto, wandisa kakhulu. Kuleli fomu selifinyelele ezinsukwini zethu. Umbusi wokugcina nohlonishwa kakhulu waseTopiya ngo-1955 wanquma ukwakha ithempeli elisha ngaphandle kokubhubhisa elidlule. Kakade ngo-1964 isakhiwo esisha savulwa ngokukhululekile, futhi elinye lamasonto okuqala lavakashelwa yiNdlovukazi u-Elizabeth II yesiNgisi. Isici esiyinhloko samasonto amabili kaMariya waseSion yilokho kuphela amadoda avunyelwe esontweni elidala, futhi bobabili amadoda nabesifazane bangafika esontweni elisha.
- I-Cathedral Engcwele EZiqu-zintathu e- Addis Ababa ibhekwa njengethempeli elikhulu e-Ethiopia. Nakhu amathuna abaphathi, kuhlanganise no-Haile Selasie, othandwa futhi ohlonishwa abantu bakhe kuze kube manje. Ukuvulwa kwethempeli kuphelelwa yisikhathi ekuqothulweni komsebenzi wase-Italy. Emkhakheni wezakhiwo zethempelini kuyisonto leBal Wold, elidala kunamasonto amakhulu, isikole, i-seminary yezemfundiso, imyuziyamu kanye nesikhumbuzo esizinikezele kumaqhawe afela emzabalazweni wama-fascists ase-Italy.
- I-St. George's Cathedral e-Addis Ababa iyathakazelisa ngokuyinhloko ukwakha kwayo, okungavamile kokubili amasonto ase-Afrika nama-Orthodox ngokuvamile. Isakhiwo esihle esakhiwe i-octagon sakhiwe ngezitini nezinkuni ezithathwe abantu base-Italy ababethunjiwe ekupheleni kwekhulu le-19. Ngaphakathi akuyona nje ithempeli, kodwa futhi nemyuziyamu encane, ekhuluma ngezimpi phakathi kwe-Ethiopia ne-Italy, lapha ungabona iqoqo elincane lezikhali. Kuleli ithempeli ekhulwini lama-XX. umbusi wokugcina u-Haile Selassie walungiswa.
- UDebre Berhan Selasie edolobheni laseGondar. Yakhiwe ngekhulu le-XVII. kusuka etsheni lendawo, ngaphakathi ngaphakathi egcwele imidwebo. Isonto lithathwa njengendawo yendawo yokuhambela amakholwa ase-Orthodox, kodwa futhi iqoqo lobuciko be-Abyssinian. Kulahleni eqoshiwe eya emasontweni aqaphela amakherubi anamehlo amakhulu, ayibheka wonke umuntu oza ethempelini. Emadongeni kukhona izindaba zomlando nezaseBhayibhelini. Ngokomlando, lapha ukuthi uMphongolo wesivumelwano ugcinwa, nakuba kungaziwa kahle.