Historical Figure

King Lalibela (12th–13th century CE)

Tarehe
12th–13th century CE

Aina ya ushahidi: Mapokeo simulizi

Bado haupatikani kwa Kiswahili. Inaonyesha asili ya 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.