Ethiopian Orthodox priests praying, Abreha We Atsbeha church, Tigray Region, Ethiopia, Africa

Portrait of Ethiopian Orthodox priest holding the praying stick, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Africa

Ethiopian Orthodox priest holding the hand cross at entrance of Abuna Yemata Guh church, Gheralta Mountains, Tigray, Ethiopia, Africa

Priest at the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Religion, ethiopia. Na’akuto la’ab church, 7 kms from lalibela, built in a cave. The priest showing some of the church’s treasures

Ethiopia the maryam feast, feast of mary, at axum. Priests holding elaborate ethiopian crosses during the event

Ethiopia the maryam feast, feast of mary, at axum. Priests holding elaborate ethiopian crosses during the event

Religion, ethiopia. Geneta maryam, a church 31 kms from lalibela, built around 1270 by yekuno amlak. Priest at the church holding an ancient cross

Religion, ethiopia. Na’akuto la’ab church, 7 kms from lalibela, built in a cave. The priest showing some of the church’s treasures: an old painting, gondar style

Religion, ethiopia. Kesegedez walde giogis, head priest of saint mary of zion churches. He is standing in front of the new church. Axum

Religion, ethiopia. Na’akuto la’ab church, 7 kms from lalibela, built in a cave. The priest showing some of the church’s treasures: with a crown

Ethiopia two priests of wutafa, tigray, the catholic geez rite abba haile maryam tesefaye (left) with the married orthodox priest keshy gebre tsadik (right). An ecumenical image

Religion, ethiopia. Priest at beta meskal church, lalibela

Religion, ethiopia. Na’akuto la’ab church, 7 kms from lalibela, built in a cave. The priest showing some of the church’s treasures: with a manuscript book depicting the miracles of mary

Ethiopia turbanned, married orthodox priests chanting and dancing during the feast of mary, axum

Ethiopia priest walking passed mural depicting abuna aregawi and the serpent, kidana merhet church, tigray

Religion, ethiopia. Orthodox archbishop gregorius visiting tullo gudo island and monastery of debre zion, lake ziway. Reading ancient parchment bibles and manuscripts stored in church.

Religion, ethiopia. Na’akuto la’ab church, 7 kms from lalibela, built in a cave. The priest showing some of the church’s treasures: with a manuscript book depicting the miracles of mary

Ethiopia turbanned, married orthodox priests chanting and dancing during the feast of mary, axum

Religion, ethiopia. Priest at church of saints gabriel and rafael, lalibela, with an ancient parchment book

Ethiopia girogis church, adwa, dring a ceremony when patriarch paulos made a visit. Tigray. Priests chanting

Ethiopia deacons holding crosses during feast of mary, axum

Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity priest reads out of the holy bible with believers in front of the rock hewn church Beta Marqorewos Lalibela Ethiopia

Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity portrait bishop with colourful crown in front of the New Cathedral Axum Ethiopia

Timkat cerimony of the ethiopian orthodox church, Timkat procession is entering the jan meda sports ground in Addis Ababa, where the three day cerimony takes place, Timkat is also the celebration of the baptism of Jesus, for this purpose sacred water is distributed, Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, Addis Ababa

Priests with tabot on their head, Groups of dancers and musicans are celebrating timkatTimkat cerimony of the ethiopian orthodox church, Timkat procession is entering the jan meda sports ground in Addis Ababa, where the three day cerimony takes place, Timkat is also the celebration of the baptism of Jesus, for this purpose sacred water is distributed, Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, Addis Ababa

Ethiopian Orthodox priest, Wukro, Tigray Region, Ethiopia