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The Church of Saint George (Amharic: ቤተ ጊዮርጊስ, romanized: Betä Giyorgis) is one of eleven rock-hewn monolithic churches in Lalibela, a town in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Originally named Roha ( Warwar ), the historical and religious site was named Lalibela after the King Gebre Mesqel Lalibela of the Zagwe dynasty , who ...
The eleven Rock-hewn Churches of Lalibela are monolithic churches located in the western Ethiopian Highlands near the town of Lalibela, named after the late-12th and early-13th century King Gebre Meskel Lalibela of the Zagwe dynasty, who commissioned the massive building project of 11 rock-hewn churches to recreate the holy city of Jerusalem in his own kingdom.
Ethiopian Orthodox priests holding a procession in Lalibela. According to the Futuh al-Habaša of Sihab ad-Din Ahmad, Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi burned one of the churches of Lalibela during his invasion of Ethiopia. Sihab ad-Din Ahmad (Arab Faqih) provided a detailed description of a rock-hewn church "It was carved out of the mountain.
A monolithic church or rock-hewn church is a church made from a single block of stone. Because freestanding rocks of sufficient size are rare, such edifices are usually hewn into the ground or into the side of a hill or mountain. They can be of comparable architectural complexity to constructed buildings.
Saint George's Cathedral (Amharic: የቅዱስ ጊዮርጊስ ካቴድራል) is an Ethiopian Orthodox church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The cathedral is noted for its distinctive octagonal form. It is located at the northern end of Churchill Road in the city. [1]
Entoto Mariam Church [1] Holy Trinity Cathedral; Medhane Alem Cathedral; St. Gabriel Church [2] St. George's Cathedral; St. George Church (Eastern Orthodox) St. Joseph Church [3] Washa Mikael Rock Hewn Church
EDIT: the church paintings of Lalibela date to the 12th-13th century AD. See the following source: Teferi, Dawit (2015) [1995], "A Short History of Ethiopian Church Art", in Briggs, Philip, Ethiopia, Chalfont St Peter: Bradt Travel Guides, p. 242, ISBN 978-1-84162-922-3. This is just part of a panel depicting St. George slaying the dragon.
A modern round church stands on this site, although an old archway from the original church still stands The Four Saints: Also known as the church of the Four Animals. Now vanished, but the site is marked by a fig tree. Gemjabet Mariyam: Located inside the Royal Enclosure. Constructed by Emperor Fasilides. [11] St. George of Damot: Burned down ...