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Kankanet Mika’el

David W. Phillipson, Ancient Churches of Ethiopia: Fourth–Fourteenth Centuries (2009)

6.5 km northeast of Lalibela

Architecture record

Na'akuto La'ab Cave Church

13th century (traditional attribution to King Na'akuto La'ab) · Wikimedia Commons

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.

Manuscript art

NaakutoLab3

Wikimedia Commons

Ethiopie - Lalibela - Na'ajuto La'ab - Moine présentant un manuscrit

Architecture record

Yemrehana Krestos Church

c. 12th century (reign of King Yemrehanna Krestos) · Wikimedia Commons

The built (not hewn) church of Yemrehana Krestos, raised in alternating courses of wood and plastered stone in the Aksumite manner inside a cave north-east of Lalibela.

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Yǝmrǝḥannä Krǝstos

Probably 11th–12th centuries · Abunä Yosef massif, Lasta

Unlike Lalibela’s monolithic churches, Yǝmrǝḥannä Krǝstos is a constructed building standing within a cave. Its walls alternate timber and white stone in a tradition derived from Aksumite architecture, while carved wood, painted surfaces and nearby structures complete the ensemble.

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The Aksumite Empire's Conversion To Christianity: Emperor Ezana & Saizana

HYohannes · 2024

… the fall of the Aksumite Empire, Christianity remained a central element in the region's identity and governance. The Zagwe dynasty, which rose to power around the 11th-12th centuries, continued this tradition from their base in Lasta. The dynasty's adherence to Christianity is …