The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo ChurchThe Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Ethiopian Imperial Coat of Arms
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ETHIOPIA THE IMPERI AL ARMS The Lion and the Cross Modern Times The Achievement The Italian Interlude Back to Ethiopia The Lion and the Cross The lion and the cross depicted in the report of Ulrich Richental and shown here, matches the description of the King of Ardesli b as the defender of the church (of Nubia). The three coats of arms in the report of Richental suggest that the three delegates represented the administrative, the religious and the armed powers of the Ethiopian state, the arms with the balance and strewn with crosses symbolizing the judicature exercised by the clergy. This, together with the A buna we met before, makes the organization of the Ethiopian state consisting of a supreme spiritual leader, a chief executive, the administrators, the judges and the warriors. This very much resembles the organisation of the Mameluk state in Egypt (1250-1517) which consisted of the Caliph, the Sultan, the men of the pen, the men of the turban and the men of the sword. [1] The arms with the lion and the cross in the Constanz Chronicle [2] Argent, a lion rampant Or with a latin cross Gules. ETHI OPIA h ttp://www.hu bert-herald.nl/Et h iopiaMod.ht m 1 of 11 2013-06-01 7:32 AM
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