To Rastafarians, Empress Menen of Ethiopia is Mother Mary. The wife of His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Haile Selassie I, was a devout believer in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and a benevolent figure ...

See also the related article: "The Rasta chant: out of many, one people," New African (London) June 1982, page 60 (VF-- Jamaica). https://siris-libraries.si.edu ...