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Church of Saint George, Lalibela

Lalibela, Ethiopia · built 1200

The Church of Saint George (Amharic, 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 commissioned its construction. He is regarded as a saint by the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church.

Church data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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