[PAR] [TLE] Abba Garima Monastery [SEP] Abba Garima Monastery is an Ethiopian Orthodox church, located around five kilometres east of Adwa, in the Mehakelegnaw Zone of the northern Tigray Region in Ethiopia.  Founded in the sixth century by one of the Nine Saints, Abba Garima and built by King Gabra Masqal (also Gebre Meskel), it became known for its early manuscript copy of the gospels and its treasury. [PAR] [TLE] Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church [SEP] The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (Amharic: ; transliterated Amharic: "Yäityop'ya ortodoks täwahedo bétäkrestyan") is the largest of the Oriental Orthodox Christian Churches.  One of the few pre-colonial Christian Churches in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church has a membership of between 45 and 50 million people, the majority of whom live in Ethiopia.  It is a founding member of the World Council of Churches.  The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church is in communion with the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria having gained autocephaly in 1959.
[PAR] [TLE] Abba Garima Monastery [ SEP ] Abba Garima Monastery is an Ethiopian Orthodox church , located around five kilometres east of Adwa , in the Mehakelegnaw Zone of the northern Tigray Region in Ethiopia . Founded in the sixth century by one of the Nine Saints , Abba Garima and built by King Gabra Masqal ( also Gebre Meskel ) , it became known for its early manuscript copy of the gospels and its treasury . [PAR] [TLE] Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church [ SEP ] The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church ( Amharic : ; transliterated Amharic : " Yäityop'ya ortodoks täwahedo bétäkrestyan " ) is the largest of the Oriental Orthodox Christian Churches . One of the few pre - colonial Christian Churches in Sub - Saharan Africa , the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church has a membership of between 45 and 50 million people , the majority of whom live in Ethiopia . It is a founding member of the World Council of Churches . The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church is in communion with the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria having gained autocephaly in 1959 .
Abba Garima Monastery is a member of one of the few pre-colonial Christian Churches in Sub-Saharan Africa that gained what in 1959?
Abba Garima Monastery is a member of one of the few pre - colonial Christian Churches in Sub - Saharan Africa that gained what in 1959 ?
autocephaly
autocephaly