![]() Rather than a blessing, these days they want a snapshot of religious life in Lalibela’s red rock-hewn churches, said by many locals to be the eighth wonder of the world.Įthiopia is the second oldest Christian country on earth and also possesses treasures from Muslim kingdoms, which the government hopes will help draw more travellers interested in faith. ![]() ![]() To match feature ETHIOPIA-TOURISM REUTERS/Radu Sigheti/Files (ETHIOPIA) Legend has it that these churches were carved below ground at the end of 11th century and beginning of the 12th after God ordered King Lalibela to build churches the world had never seen - and dispatched a team of angels to help him. Ethiopia is the second oldest Christian country on earth and also possesses treasures from Muslim kingdoms, which the government hopes will help draw more travellers interested in faith. ![]() A Christian Orthodox monk leaves a rock-hewn church after priers in Lalibela, in this Septemfile photo. ![]()
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