Talk:Abyssinian Church

This could be merged with Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. Based on a quick glance, the text in this article closely matches the same article in the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica (as may be seen [Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church here]) and so I have added the "1911" template to the Wikipedia article. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 06:03, 1 Mar 2005 (UTC)

I have already merged (and wikified and copyedited) the following paragraph to Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church:
 * There are many early rock-cut churches in Ethiopia, closely resembling the Coptic. After these, two main types of architecture are found -- one basilican, the other native.  The cathedral at Axum is basilican, though the early basilicas are nearly all in ruin; e.g., that at Adulis and that of Martula Mariam in Gojam, rebuilt in the 16th century on the ancient foundations. These examples show the influence of those architects who, in the 6th century, built the splendid basilicas at Sanaa and elsewhere in Arabia.  Of native churches there are two forms -- one square or oblong, found in Tigre; the other circular, found in Amhara and Shoa.  In both, the sanctuary is square and stands clear in the centre.  An outer court, circular or rectangular, surrounds the body of the church.  The square type may be due to basilican influence, the circular is a mere adaptation of the native hut: in both, the arrangements are  based on Jewish tradition.  Church and outer court are usually thatched, with wattled or mud-built walls adorned with rude frescoes.  The altar is a board on four wooden pillars having upon it a small slab (tabut) of alabaster, marble, or shittim wood, which forms its essential part.  At Martula Mariam, the wooden altar overlaid with gold had two slabs of solid gold, one 500, the other 800 ounces in weight.  The ark kept at Axum is described as two feet high, covered with gold and gems.  The liturgy was celebrated on it in the king's palace at Christmas, Epiphany, Easter and Feast of the Cross.

I have removed the above text from this article. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 18:06, 4 Mar 2005 (UTC)

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 * Greetings, not sure what you were trying to do here. This article was merged and redirected to Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church months ago. Furthermore, the results you provided are red-linked, which tells me they are non-exisitent. Thanks, -- Gyrofrog (talk) 23:22, 6 January 2006 (UTC)