... face staring him from across the years; he must be livid to be confronted by the FREE DAWIT movement wherever he goes, he must be scared stiff of the images of Abune Antonios staring back at him. Their ...
... to. Eritreans, including the Patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Church, Abune Antonious are languishing in prison just because of their conscience and faith. Muslims, Christians and adherents of other ...
... Orthodox Tewahdo Church, Abune Antonios, was removed his position illegally and put under house arrest. The church’s properties have been confiscated. The Eritrean Mufti, Sheik Al-Amin Osman Al-Amin ...
... Abune Antonios, the Patriarch of the EOC, the report reveals that 1700 clergy of all ranks have been forced out of the church in one form or another. … The report further states that the overwhelming majority ...
... five years alone, since the forcible removal and imprisonment of His Holiness Abune Antonios, the Patriarch of the EOC, the report reveals that 1700 clergy of all ranks have been forced out of the church ...
... of Christianity itself , with the word being carried right through the generations and arriving at the leadership of Abune Antonios… in the Orthodox church and adhered to by thousands of other believers ...
... in Adi-Abeyto. It was there to document the story of one moral giant, Abune Antonios, when he single-handedly fought back against the incursions of the PFDJ into the Orthodox Church. It was there to recount ...
... Orthodox Church, has suffered just as much persecution, with severe clamp down on its independence including the deposition and house arrest of its Patriarch five years ago. Abune Antonios the elderly ...
... monks, and deacons from mandatory national service, reportedly resulting in a shortage of clergy, particularly in smaller, rural churches. Patriarch Abune Antonios reportedly opposed the government’s actions. ...
... took an uncompromising stand against all encroachments by the government in the affairs of the Orthodox Church was its patriarch, H. H. Abune Antonios. In order to weaken the Patriarch’s opposition, however, ...
... charge of the Eritrean Orthodox Church. In 2006 the Holy Synod, under government pressure, deposed Patriarch Abune Antonios of the Eritrean Orthodox Church on charges that he had committed heresy and was ...
... in the old Asmera. St. George may not be the patron saint of many of the Christian youth, who are increasingly joining the evangelical movement. St. George and his other popular rival Abune Teklay may ...
... right-hand person. He had played an enthusiastic role in the evil campaign to depose the legitimate Patriarch, H. H. Abune Antonios, and vigorously defended the arrest of many clergies. In fact, he was ...
... dismissed the highest spiritual leader of the church, Patriarch Abune Antonios and put him under house arrest. A new patriarch was arbitrarily appointed in his place on 27 May 2007. Militarisation and ...
... collect the names of the victims when a massacre was conducted in Adi-Abeyto. It was there to document the story of one moral giant, Abune Antonios, when he single-handedly fought back against the incursions ...
... was treated and sent back to his house-arrest. Abune Antonios, as he is endearingly known by his people, was deposed as a patriarch because of his firm stand against the flagrant interference of the ...