Jesuit interim Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church



icon of abuna samuel of waldebba, 15th-century ethiopian monk , ascetic of ethiopian orthodox church.


the period of jesuit influence, broke connection egypt, began new chapter in church history. initiative in roman catholic missions ethiopia taken, not rome, portugal, in course of conflict muslim ottoman empire , sultanate of adal command of trade route india via red sea.


in 1507 matthew, or matheus, armenian, had been sent ethiopian envoy portugal ask aid against adal sultanate. in 1520 embassy under dom rodrigo de lima landed in ethiopia (by time adal had been remobilized under ahmad ibn ibrihim al-ghazi). interesting account of portuguese mission, lasted several years, written francisco Álvares, chaplain.


later, ignatius loyola wished take task of conversion, forbidden so. instead, pope sent out joão nunes barreto patriarch of east indies, andre de oviedo bishop; , goa envoys went ethiopia, followed oviedo himself, secure king s adherence rome. after repeated failures measure of success achieved under emperor susenyos i, not until 1624 did emperor make formal submission pope. susenyos made roman catholicism official state religion, met heavy resistance subjects , authorities of ethiopian orthodox church, , had abdicate in 1632 in favour of son, fasilides, promptly restored ethiopian orthodox christianity state religion. in 1633 expelled jesuits, , in 1665 fasilides ordered jesuit books (the books of franks) burned.







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