دور المطارنة المصريين في التاريخ الإثيوبي (1635-1699)‎: دراسة وصفية من واقع بعض النصوص الجعزية

Abstract EN

The research deals with the religious and political role of the Egyptian bishops, who headed the Ethiopian orthodox church from (1635-1699), and the importance of that period is due to the return of the Ethiopian church to the Coptic orthodox church, after Ethiopia ridded of converting to Catholicism.

the beginning of the chaotic era in Ethiopian history.

the study aims to: study the role of Egyptian bishops during the period (1635-1699), and to identify the religious and political contribution of each of them from the reality of some of Ge’ez texts, and based on what Arab and foreign sources stated, using the descriptive method, and the study concluded: the religious and political role of Egyptian bishops imposed itself on the codification of the history of Ethiopia, the Egyptian bishops' position on the religious debate over the nature of Christ was changing, depending on the ruler and his convictions, and the appearance of their legislative role was limited during the study period, the overlap of the political and religious roles of Egyptian bishops in Ethiopia’s history was inevitable, and the governor's desire to legitimize his rule and political decisions prompted him to use the Egyptian bishop, to legitimize various political decisions as a guarantee of acceptance by the Ethiopian people.