In Ethiopia, St. Mark’s chapels shine with his legacy, linking to Alexandria through Frumentius, who brought Christianity in the 4th century, per The Churches of Ethiopia. Chapels in Addis Ababa and, some say, near Axum’s St. Mary of Zion, honor Mark as an apostolic hero. Smaller than Cairo’s cathedral, they burst with drums and chants during Timket (Epiphany), when priests, some say, ask Mark to bless the waters through Christ’s power. Some say in 2020, a calm settled after prayers to him at Timket.
Copts call these chapels cousins, united until 1959, per The Coptic Encyclopedia; Ethiopians see them as home. Some say a man got better after a 2018 feast at Gondar’s Debre Mitmaq Church, thanks to Mark’s prayers to Christ. Kids clap to hymns, some say like “Markos Ze-Kidan,” feeling his lion strength, taught in catechesis. These chapels, alive with Miyazia 30 prayers, show Mark’s love through Christ reaches Ethiopia, filling hearts with wonder.
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