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Christianity was introduced to Ethiopia in the 4th century, and the Ethiopian Orthodox church is one of the oldest Christian sects in the world. Islam was introduced in the 7th century and is now practiced by more than one-quarter of Ethiopians. About one-tenth of Ethiopians are animists who worship a variety of African deities. Judaism has long been practiced in the vicinity of the ancient city of Gonder. Most of the Ethiopian Jews—who call themselves Beta Israel but also have been known as Falasha—have relocated to Israel. |
The Bet Giyorgis rock-hewn church in Lalibela | 
Ethiopian priests | 
Priest in Lalibela with a book more than a thousand years old |
People dressed in white for a religious ceremony in Lalibela | 
Priests performing Sunday mass in a Lalibela church | 
Women praying in a rock-hewn church in Lalibela |
The Muslim town of Harar has about a hundred mosques | 
An expired pilgrim in Lalibela | 
Graves on a Muslim cemetery in Harar |
