What the record shows
The church of Na'akuto La'ab, built beneath a great overhanging cave south of Lalibela; its sanctuary stands under the dripping rock, the water caught in stone basins, and tradition credits it to King Lalibela's nephew and successor.
Source record notes
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- Na'akuto La'ab Cave Church
The church of Na'akuto La'ab, built beneath a great overhanging cave south of Lalibela; its sanctuary stands under the dripping rock, the water caught in stone basins, and tradition credits it to King Lalibela's nephew and successor.
- Na’akueto La’ab
Church building in Ethiopia. Dated 13th century.
- Place
- Lalibela · Amhara · Ethiopia
- Date
- 13th century (traditional attribution to King Na'akuto La'ab)
- Structure or site
- Architecture & ruins
- Holding
- Wikimedia Commons
