Ethiopian Orthodox Church Pictures, Images and Stock Photos

Gorgora, Ethiopia - Feb 06, 2020: An ethiopian church and cloister found near Gorgora on the way from Bahir Dar to Gondar, Ethiopia.

Gonder, Ethiopia - January 20, 2012: priest holding a candle in the night and reading a book written in the old language of the church, called Geez, during the Timkat holiday, the important Ethiopian Orthodox celebration of Epiphany.

LALIBELA, ETHIOPIA - CIRCA AUGUST 2007 - The paintings of Lalibela are now coverd and protected by UNESCO. This protection will ensure the paintings will stay safe for generations to come.

A pair of large drums are lying in mystic light on the floor of an Ethiopian Orthodox Church.

An old, handwritten and handpainted book (approx. 13th - 14th century). The book is written in the ancient language Geez, which is not used anymore except as liturgical language of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church.

Female walking in front of old rock building and church with blue window and dress at dawn Lalibela Ethiopia Horn of Africa

Lalibela, Ethiopia - January 7th, 2014: Unidentified volunteers hand out food to pilgrims after celebration of Orthodox Christmas on January 7, 2014, Lalibela, Ethiopia.

Vintage engraving of Ethiopian clergy and church. Ferdinand Hirts Geographische Bildertafeln,1886.

Close-up of an old painting/icon of Mary and Jesus at the Ura Kidane Mere monastery church in Lake Tana, Ethiopia

Inside the Yeha temple, Temple of the Moon in Yeha, Ethiopia. Yeha temple is one of the oldest standing in Ethiopia.

Church of Debre Berhan Selassie in Gondar, Ethiopia.

"Lalibela, Ethiopia - November 8, 2011: A novice of an orthodox monastery is sitting in the compound of the rock hewn churches of Lalibela in Northern Ethiopia and is reading a book written in the old language of the church, called Geez."

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Jan 02, 2014: Holy Trinity Cathedral, known in Amharic as Kidist Selassie, is the highest ranking Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo cathedral.

An old, handwritten and handpainted book (approx. 13th - 14th century). The book is written in the ancient language Geez, which is not used anymore except as liturgical language of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church.

Lalibela, Ethiopia - September 2017: Unidentified pilgrim reading bible at one of the old rock churches from Lalibela

Abreha Atsbeha Christian church in Tigray region of Ethiopia, Africa

Abraha Atsbeha, Ethiopia - Feb 11, 2020: Abreha Atsbeha Christian church in Tigray region of Ethiopia, Africa

A painting of St Mary in a window of the church of the same name on the shore of Lake Tana in northern Ethiopia

An ancient Orthodox script in one of the Monolithic churches of Lalibela,Northern Ethiopia December 2017

An old, handwritten and handpainted book (approx. 13th - 14th century). The book is written in the ancient language Geez, which is not used anymore except as liturgical language of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church,

Church in the Northern Stelae Park of Aksum, famous obelisks in Axum, Ethiopia, UNESCO World Heritage site.

Artistic representation of the Massacre of the Innocents, which refers to the slaughter of young boys in Bethlehem by Herod the Great (as recounted in the Gospel of Matthew). The artwork is on a wall inside an Ethiopian monastery church on Lake Tana near Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.More of my images from Ethiopia:

Part of the beautiful frescos from the 18th Century in the Debre Berhan Selassie church in Gondar.

Turmi, Ethiopia - September 2017: Unidentified Ethiopian people celebrating the Meskel festival in Ehtiopia. Meskel commemorates the finding of the True Cross

Hands of a boy holding two leather crosses in Lalibela, Ethiopia

The ancient Orthodox Church with Ark of Covenantin in Axum, Ethiopia

The ancient Orthodox Church in Axum, Ethiopia

The famous stone Church of Saint George with yellow moss and no people, Lalibela, Ethiopia, African Horn

Church of Saint Mary of Zion, chapel where the Ark of the Covenant is allegedly kept. Ethiopia. Bible, landmark. UNESCO worl heritage site

Lalibela, Ethiopia - September 2017: Unidentified pilgrim reading bible at one of the old rock churches from Lalibela

Lalibela, Ethiopia - January 06, 2023: Crowds of pilgrims gathered to attend Christmas service during night at "Biete Maryam". Biete Maryam is one of the monolithic rock-cut Rock-Hewn Churches, of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site at Lalibela

In Debre Berhan Selassie Church, painting of the Holy Trinity (all three persons are painted to look the same) is over the doors leading to the Holy of Holies. Debre Berhan Selassie Church is located in northern Ethiopia in the town of Gondar. Building and paintings date back to the 18th century. Artist is unknown, although local tradition attributes most paintings to the 17th-century artist Haile Meskel.

wall murals of saints and iconographic scenes, painted in naive african christian style, on wall of Petros we Paulos church - Tigray region of Ethiopia

Lalibela, Ethiopia - November 8, 2011: A novice of an orthodox monastery is sitting in the compound of the rock hewn churches of Lalibela in Northern Ethiopia and is reading a book written in the old language of the church, called Geez.

Ethiopian Orthodox Christian Reading Holy Coptic Texts. SEE my other photos from Ethiopia:

Lalibela, Ethiopia - January 27, 2010: Unidentified people paint and read at the house entrance on January 27, 2010 in Lalibela, Ethiopia. Ethiopia has one of the highest levels of illiteracy in the world.

The ancient monument in Axum, Ethiopia

Just outside the heart of the Gondar, past the river Qaha, lies one of Ethiopia's most sacred sites. Still in use today, Fasilides' Bath is an important cultural and historic monument that plays an important role during the Ethiopian festival of Timket.

Monk stands in front of the Abuna Yemata Guh rock-hewn Christian church located in Gheralta Mountains,Hawzen, Tigray region, Ethiopia. The Gheralta cluster includes more than 30 rock-hewn churches dating from the middle ages.

Debre Birhan Selassie Church, or Church of the Mount of the Trinity of the Light, Gondar, Ethiopia. Detail of the ceiling. Angel paintings

Ancient Debre Damo monastery building, Tigray, Ethiopia

Fresco of the Crucifixion in the Debre Birhan Selassie Church, Gondar, North Ethiopia.

One of the imperial palaces in the Royal Enclosure (called GEMP in amharic) in Gondar, Northern Ethiopia. Gondar was once the Imperial captital of Ethiopia, founded by Emperor Fasilides in 1635 and up to know the town is an important place and pilgrim destination for the Ethiopian Ordthodox Church and it"

Lalibela, Ethiopia - 4 January, 2018: African Christian Woman in traditional white clothes standing with Bible in hand and praying near rock-hewn Bete Medhane Alem Church, side view

Lalibela, Ethiopia - May 23, 2021: A large group of parishioners and pilgrims, men and women, wearing white clothing, turbans and veils

Aksum, Ethiopia - Feb 09, 2020: Ethiopian People at Church of Our Lady St. Mary of Zion, the most sacred place for all Orthodox Ethiopians in Axum, Ethiopia.

Lalibela, Ethiopia - May 23, 2021: One priest outside a church, holding a golden cross and wearing white clothing and a turban

Rock hewn church in Lalibela, Ethiopia. This church was built in the 12th century.

Interior iconography/artwork inside a Lake Tana monastery in Ethiopia

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: the Holy Trinity Cathedral is the final resting place of Emperor Haile Selassie (right) and Empress Menen Asfaw - Haile Selassie is a capital figure for Ethiopia and Africa, as well as important for Rastafarians worldwide - Kidist Selassie.

An ethiopian church and cloister found near Gorgora on the way from Bahir Dar to Gondar, Ethiopia.

LALIBELA, ETHIOPIA - 28 AUGUST 2007 - A painting inside a rock hewn church. UNESCO have now taken over responsibilities of all Lalibela churches so its arts and artifacts are safe for centuries to come.

"Easter Prayer, Addis Abeba, EthiopiaMore from Ethiopia:"

Rock-hewn Church of Saint George in the shape of a cross, Bete Giyorgis, monolithic church in Lalibela, UNESCO World Heritage Site Rock-Hewn Churches. The Church was carved downwards from one monolitic stone

holly trinity church gondar

Africa Ethiopia, Gondar, Gonder, Royal Enclosure Fasil Ghebbi Fasilides Bath - Fasilides Swimming Pool. UNESCO World Heritage List

Ancient Orthodox Church in the island of Tana lake, Bahr Dar, Ethiopia