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ETHIOPIA<br />
M. M. NINAN<br />
Archbishop of Axum.<br />
He was elected in 2006.<br />
He is one of the seven serving Presidents of the World Council of Churches<br />
Emperor Axone declared the Christian faith as state religion - 313-339 A.D.<br />
Emperor Caleb, the faith defender - 500-29 A.D.<br />
Emperor Lalibela, the rock church builder - 1140-79 A.D.<br />
Emperor Zerayakub, the author and writer of Christian Theology - 1426-59 A.D.<br />
Emperor Fasiladas, the Christian education reformer (1635-70)<br />
Emperor Haile Selassie I, the founder of the Ethiopian Church Patriarchate in Addis Ababa<br />
(1922-66 A.D.)<br />
(For detailed history of Ethiopian churches see:<br />
www.<strong>ethiopia</strong>northodox.org/english/<strong>ethiopia</strong>n/prechristian.html<br />
www.angelfire.com/ny3/ethiochurch/)<br />
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