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Processional cross
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Christianity has a long history in Ethiopia, dating from its introduction in Aksum under the reign of King Azana in about A.D. 330. Its spread among the peoples of the highlands, and the arrival of nine monks from Syria toward the end of the fifth century, is said to have introduced monasticism to Ethiopia and to have contributed strongly to the production and use of liturgical objects.
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Credit lineProcessional cross. 15th century. Ethiopian Orthodox. National Museum of African Art, Gift of Joseph and Patricia Brumit. CC0.
