abuna
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sawiros
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noun
The Patriarch, or head of the Abyssinian Church.
Around these leaders are still numerous hereditary dynasties of non-monastic clergy who, over the centuries, might swarm in their thousands to seek ordination on the abun’s rare visits to their area.
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A river in northeastern Bolivia that forms part of its border with Brazil.
noun
The title of the leader, or patriarch, of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.
Two weeks later, before Abunas Pēṭros and Mātēwos, Menilek publicly swore not to deceive Mangashā nor cause him any harm.
Thus, four Ethiopian monks were consecrated in Cairo in June 1929 (Abunas Abreham, Petros, Mikael, Yeshaq), and the fifth (Abuna Sawiros) was consecrated in Addis Ababa in January 1930.
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3Around these leaders are still numerous hereditary dynasties of non-monastic clergy who, over the centuries, might swarm in their thousands to seek ordination on the abun’s rare visits to their area.
WiktionaryTwo weeks later, before Abunas Pēṭros and Mātēwos, Menilek publicly swore not to deceive Mangashā nor cause him any harm.
WiktionaryThus, four Ethiopian monks were consecrated in Cairo in June 1929 (Abunas Abreham, Petros, Mikael, Yeshaq), and the fifth (Abuna Sawiros) was consecrated in Addis Ababa in January 1930.
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