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The candidate frequently lacked knowledge of the native language and even with the local customs of the
Ethiopian church. As a result, most Abuns had a minimal influence on both Ethiopian religion and politics. His authority eventually was filled in ecclesiastical matters by the
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and the rest of Africa, at the request of the
Emperor and, in historic times, after paying a substantial fee to the Muslim government for the privilege. The Abun would be selected from the membership of the
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in Shewa, the sole possessor of this particular title in
Ethiopia. (This title is now customarily held by the patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church.)
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in the 18th century, were amazed at the mass ordination of
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Ethiopia during the more than 1000 years when the
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324:Saint Thomas Christians
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1152:See also
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769:Maphrian
654:Shenoute
535:Peshitta
501:Armenian
373:Dvin III
338:Nicaea I
265:Armenian
206:Eritrean
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137:a series
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