The Ge'ez rite based in Ethiopia is closely associated with the Coptic rite. [[Missionaries ]] from Alexandria spread the faith in Ethiopia in the 4th century. The native language (Ge'ez) was used instead of Greek in the [[Divine Liturgy |liturgy]]. The church in Ethiopia also fell into [[heresy]] after the [[Fourth Ecumenical Council|Council of Chalcedon]] but was brought back through [[missionary]] efforts in the past few centuries. This is a very recently defined rite since the [[Metropolitan]] [[See]] was only established in 1961.