Despite the fact that there are not many important sanctuaries in Ethiopia...
due to the little importance that the Coptic Church gives to images...
the Virgin Mary, known as ‘ወላዲታ አምላክ’ [weladīta āmilaki, Mother of God]...
has a very special place in the Ethiopian cult...
and the devotion to Her holds the highest place.
Ethiopia is known as the country of Mary, its protectress.
The name ማርያም, Mary, Mariyami, is very common...
both women and men, in Ethiopia.
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