Haile Selassie also played a prominent role in further reforms of the church, which included encouraging the distribution of Abu Rumi's translation throughout Ethiopia, as well as his promotion of improved education of clergy, a significant step in the Emperor's effort being the founding of the Theological College of the Holy Trinity Church in December 1944. Largely the work of over ten years in Cairo, this version, with some changes, held sway until Emperor ordered a new translation which appeared in 1960/1. The earliest was in the 19th century with the publication of an Amharic translation of the Bible.
Engraving of, head of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (1841-1867) In more modern times, the Ethiopian church experienced a series of developments.
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