Historical Figure

King Lalibela (12th–13th century CE)

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12th–13th century CE

Ụdị ihe akaebe: Ọdịnala ọnụ

Ọ dịbeghị na Asụsụ Igbo. Na-egosi nke mbụ n'asụsụ English.

The Ethiopian king to whom tradition attributes the eleven rock-hewn churches of the town that bears his name, conceived as a “New Jerusalem” at a time when pilgrimage to the Holy Land had become difficult.

Example: Biete Medhani Alem, believed to be the largest monolithic church in the world.