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"Truly speaking, this year, we Ethiopians are not celebrating the festival in full happiness," said Archbishop Abuna Markos, resplendent in a white robe with gold trim and embroidered silver crosses and blue floral designs.

From Reuters • Sep. 27, 2022

To Cairo and the Coptic pope, Patriarch Markarius III, the gentle Negus sent a rough message: the next Abuna, or archbishop, of Ethiopia must be an Ethiopian, not an Egyptian.

From Time Magazine Archive

But the Abuna continually vexes the King of Kings and the proud Ethiopian court: he offends the country's growing nationalism.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week the Abuna made ready, if war breaks, to send to the front 50 priests with vestments and a historic portable altar.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the descent we passed a Maronite priest riding, attended by a guide on foot; the former was greeted by our party with his title of Abuna, a novelty to us Jerusalemites.

From Byeways in Palestine by Finn, James