... 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 ...