#rock-hewn church

[honestlyangrypeace]

Church of St. George, Lalibela, Ethiopia: The Church of Saint George is one of eleven rock-hewn monolithic churches in Lalibela, a town in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Originally named Roha, the historical and religious site was named Lalibela after the King Gebre Mesqel Lalibela of the Zagwe dynasty, who commissioned its construction. Wikipedia

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Ethiopia

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page 562 - other guy is telling me I'm boring.

I'm telling them to be more awake.

They're telling me to be quiet so they can sleep.

I'm asking them how can I be boring if they're just trying to sleep.

They're grunting at me? No it's a laugh, they just laugh weird.

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Girl sits outside a church in Mekele, during Lent; Ethiopian Orthodox priest holds a cross inside a rock church in Lalibela, Amhara region

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c. 12th Century

Lalibela Church in ETHIOPIA

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The World Heritage Site of Lalibela is famed for its striking churches, hewn from the surrounding rock some 800 years ago, Ethiopia, 2018 - by George Steinmetz (1957), American

[ptseti]

The Church of St. George - Lalibela, Ethiopia 🇪🇹

Also known as Bete Giyorgis, is one of the most iconic structures in Lalibela, Ethiopia. Carved entirely out of solid rock in the 12th century, it is part of a complex of eleven rock-hewn churches in Lalibela, all of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

The church is renowned for its unique cross-shaped design and is considered a masterpiece of Ethiopian architecture and religious art.

It is a significant pilgrimage site for Ethiopian Orthodox Christians and attracts visitors from around the world due to its historical and cultural importance.

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open starter!!

setting -> Gemjabet Mariyam, the smallest of the rock hewn churches, just after sunset

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with their prayers said, and some of them genuine this time, ariyan lingered behind as the skies turned from shades of orange && pink to a navy midnight with a gradual descent into night. belly && mind full from the day's events of delicious feasting, talks of diplomacy, and hands shook - ariyan was wound up, fingers pressing into the stone as eyes gazed at the colorful artwork splattered across every surface. they dressed now as a shah would - wearing medallions of persia, a ring with turkish gold && jewel, hair braided beneath an ornate headpiece that screamed their importance. each item felt perfect, the weight of such glory felt && desired, and ariyan kept their head held high as they gazed upon ethiopia's finest religious masterpieces to brag of.

the sound of another caught the acting ruler's attention, and they turned slowly to greet another, gauging which face to present for optimal outcome. " who could believe ethiopian nights could rival the beauty of day? if you listen, you can hear the sounds of the wild just outside. " ari paused, silence coating the church. " i wonder if they too have come to pray for peace. " noticing a lack of guards, eyebrows rose. " are you here unescorted? "

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15 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙁𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙨 𝘼𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙀𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙖🇪🇹

1. The Ethiopian 🇪🇹 calendar is different from the Gregorian calendar. There are thirteen months in the Ethiopian calendar, which means they are currently in 2014.

2. Ethiopians 🇪🇹 also measure the hours of a day to a different schedule based on the logic that the clock starts when the day does. Ethiopia, however, observes 13 calendar months per year. This makes the Ethiopian calendar 7 years behind the rest of the world.

3. Ethiopia 🇪🇹 is the only African country never to have been brought under colonial rule. The Itàlians tried but failed woefully and were defeated by the solid Ethiopian forces.

4. Ethiopia 🇪🇹 has the world's 0ldest Bible and the most unique.

5. Ethiopia 🇪🇹 is home to one of the world's best coffee. In fact, coffee production is huge in Ethiopia.

6. According to some archaeological findings, Ethiopia 🇪🇹 is the cradle of humànkind. Meaning lifè actually started in Ethiopia.

7. In 1960, an Ethiopian named Abebe Bikila became the first Black African to win gold in the Olympics. He won it by running barefoot.

8. Addis Ababa's name translates to ‘New Flower’ in Amharic. The city is one of the oldest cities in the world.

9. Ethiopia 🇪🇹 is home to some of the world's tastiest, healthiest and most diverse cuisines on the continent of Africa.

10. The biggest festival in Ethiopia, Timket, is a three-day annual festival that honours the baptism of Jesus Christ in the river Jordan. It's one of the world's largest festivals that takes place annually. The festival attracts millions of people from all over the world.

11. Ethiopia 🇪🇹 has the most UNESCO World Heritage Sites on the continent. Ethiopia takes first place as the African country with the most UNESCO World Heritage sites. There are 9 total ranging from religious sites to natural areas. Among them are the Simien National Park, Konso Cultural Landscape and the rock-hewn churches.

12. Over 80 languages are spoken in Ethiopia. There are over 80 languages spoken with English being the language of educational systems in addition to local languages which include Oromo, Amharic, Somali and Tigrinya.

13. Over half of Africa’s mountains are in Ethiopia 🇪🇹 Along with Ethiopia’s incredible cultural and historical significance, the natural beauty is in a league of its own. In addition to a gorgeous landscape of low desserts and volcanic plateaus, Ethiopia is incredibly mountainous. In fact, around 70% of Africa’s mountains are in Ethiopia.

14. Ethiopia 🇪🇹 is Africa’s oldest country. Originally founded in 980 BC, Ethiopia is the oldest independent nation on the continent. Additionally, Ethiopia has remnants of some of the most ancient human beings on earth dating back millions of years making it one of the most important archaeological areas in the world. Not only that, but it is the second most populated country with more than 106 million people.

15. Ethiopia 🇪🇹 is the only country in the world with its own unique Alphabet.

[yr-hen-ogledd]

The reddish-pink rocks & masonry on this sister's base were inspired by Ethiopia's rock-hewn churches, Armenia's Geghard monastery and the album art for Zola Jesus' Arkhon (shot in the Cave of the Mounds, Wisconsin USA).

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Ethiopia 🇪🇹 (as well as Yemen 🇾🇪, Sudan 🇸🇩 Eritrea 🇪🇷 & Djibouti 🇩🇯):

Christianity spread to Africa way before it arrived in Europe. This means that The Kingdom Of Aksum, located mostly in what is now Ethiopia, was one of the first countries with Christianity as the state religion.

Here are some beautiful ancient rock-hewn churches from that era, still found in Ethiopia!

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Ethiopia

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page 562 -There is a time and a place for isolation. Thought and reflection can yield enormous benefit.

You can even lose yourself entirely. So long as it is by choice.

But it takes community to understand that some people grunt-laugh and fart at the same time after being chained in a dungeon for X time, while others just prattle on about machine learning while drawing mysterious stone churches that vanish into the landscape even as they emerge from it.

Just another Saturday night!

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This is so neat and I just watched something about it. Before that, I had been completely unaware of this place before. It could be good idea fodder.

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Ethiopian unique cross vector art 💚💛❤️

Ethiopian Christian orthodox silver cross design. Typically found in the Northern Ethiopia orthodox church monasteries and rock hewn churches. Vector Illustration.