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A priest holds one of the monastery's ancient illuminated texts.
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A priest holds one of the monastery's ancient illuminated texts.
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Ethiopia, Lalibela. A priest in one of the ancient rock-hewn churches of Lalibela.
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Ethiopia, Lalibela. A priest in one of the ancient rock-hewn churches of Lalibela.
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Ethiopia, Lalibela. A priest in one of the ancient rock-hewn churches of Lalibela.
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Ethiopia, Amhara Region, Lasta, Lalibela. At sunrise worshippers attend an early morning outside service at the famous ancient rock-hewn Church of Saint George.
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Ethiopia, Amhara Region, Lasta, Lalibela. At sunrise, worshippers attend an early morning outside service at the famous ancient rock-hewn Church of Saint George.
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Orthodox priest hold cross at the ancient sunken rock-hewn church of St. George in Lalibela, Ethiopia, Africa
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Ethiopia, Abraha Atsbeha, Tigray Region. A Coptic priest outside the huge wooden doors of the semi monolithic 10th century church of Abraha Atsbeha.
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Ethiopia, Lalibela. A priest emerges from the ancient rock-hewn Church of Bet Giyorgis.
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Ethiopia, Lalibela. A priest emerges from an ancient rock-hewn Church.
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An old Ethiopian Orthodox priest holds a large brass Coptic cross at the rock hewn church of Adadi Maryam, just south of Addis Abeba. This is the southernmost of Ethiopias rock hewn churches.
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Ethiopian Orthodox priests lead a procession of faithful into Abraha Atsheba Church to celebrate Timkat, the churchs most important Holy Day. Ethiopia is Africas oldest Christian nation where more than half the population follows the Ethiopian Orthodox faith. Priests wear colourful vestments while silk brocade umbrellas shade them from the sun.
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St. George, rock hewn church, Lalibela, Tigray, Ethiopia, Africa
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Ethiopian Christmas day celebrations (Genna),Bet Maryam Church,Lalibela,Ethiopia. Holy men carry Axunite hand crosses. Cloths are used when holding these,to keep them clean. Colourful umbrellas are also an important part fo the religious symbolism employed in Ethiopia.
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Ura Kidane Meret Church boasts some of the finest 16th century murals,most painted in the maqdas,or inner sanctuary,of any Ethiopian church.
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An attractively decorated traditional thatched house belonging to an Orthodox Christian community in the Ethiopian Highlands,northeast of Addis Ababa. Most Amhara people living in the Ethiopian Highlands adhere to the Ethiopian Orthodox faith. Ethiopia is Africa's oldest Christian nation.
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A priest stands outside the rock-hewn church of Abune Yemata in the Gheralta Mountains near Guh.Carved into a cliff face with a sheer drop of 800 to 1,000 feet,the church is reached only by a hazardous ascent with tiny footholds and irregular hand grips. It is renowned for its truly remarkable murals.
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Orthodox priest hold cross at the ancient sunken rock-hewn church of St. George in Lalibela, Ethiopia, Africa
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A priest at Kebran Gabriel Church shows one of its many ancient illustrated books; the church has the largest library in the Tana region.
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Ethiopia, Lake Tana. Brightly-coloured murals depict religious scenes in Beta Giorgis Monastery.
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Ethiopia, Lake Tana. Brightly-coloured murals depict religious scenes in Beta Giorgis Monastery.
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Ethiopia, Lake Tana. Brightly-coloured murals depict religious scenes in Beta Giorgis Monastery.
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Ethiopia, Lake Tana. Brightly-coloured murals depict religious scenes in Beta Giorgis Monastery.
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Ethiopia, Lalibela. Crowds gather to worship on Sunday around Bet Giyorgis.
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Ethiopia, Lalibela. A priest emerges from an ancient rock-hewn Church.
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Ethiopia, Lalibela, Bet Giyorgis. A tourist gazes at the rock-hewn church of Bet Giyorgis.
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Ethiopia, Lalibela, Bet Giyorgis. A tourist gazes at the rock-hewn church of Bet Giyorgis.
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Ethiopia, Lalibela, Bet Giyorgis. A tourist gazes at the rock-hewn church of Bet Giyorgis.
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Priest Kies Demle in Beit Merkorios church, Lalibela, Wollo, Ethiopia, Africa
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Priest reading a Bible in Bet Maryam church courtyard, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Lalibela, Wollo, Ethiopia, Africa
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A Priest of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church reads a very old, beautifully illustrated bible beside the entrance to the rock hewn church of Yohannes Maequddi.The bibles script is Ge ez, the liturgical language of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, which is comparable to Latin in the Roman Church.
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Priests of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church pause at the entrance to the rock hewn church of Yohannes Maequddi, a two hour walk from Degum on a plateau of the Gheralta Mountains east of Debretsion.The access to the church is along a narrow cleft between glaring sandstone.
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Ethiopian Orthodox priests perform the Dance of the Priests to celebrate Timkat, the churchs most important Holy Day. Ethiopia is Africas oldest Christian nation where more than half the population follows the Ethiopian Orthodox faith. During Timkat, priests stand in two rows, facing one another and sway gently as they chant. Attendants hold silk brocade umbrellas to shade them from the sun
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Priest with cross, Bet Meskel, an excavated chapel in the northern wall of the courtyard of Bet Maryam, Lalibela, Ethiopia, Africa
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The new church in the St Mary of Zion compound dominates Aksum's low-rise skyline.
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Detail of the facade of Bet Giorgis,the most celebrated of Lalibela's churches.
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Shaped like a Greek cross and excavated below ground level in a sunken courtyard,15m tall Bet Giorgis is the most celebrated of Lalibela's churches.
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Set in a stone-walled compound,Ura Kidane Meret Church is among the largest of Lake Tana's twenty or so monasteries amd churches.
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Lattice screens shade the circular passage around the 14th century church and monastery of the Ura Kidane Meret near Lake Tana.
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At a Lake Tana church a pilgrim reads a holy text of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.
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Ethiopia, Abraha Atsbeha, Tigray Region. The interior of the semi monolithic 10th century church of Abraha Atsbeha is richly adorned with post 17th century paintings depicting biblical scenes.
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Burundi. Locals worship at a Christian mission in rural Burundi.
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Ethiopia, Lalibela. An old man rests beneath a tree in the early morning light.
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Ethiopia, Lalibela. A woman prays by Bet Giyorgis, whilst her daughter loses concentration.
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Ethiopia, Gondar, Debre Birhan Selassie Church. Ancient paintings adorn the interior of this famous church.
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Ethiopia, Gondar, Debre Birhan Selassie Church. Ancient paintings adorn the interior of this famous church.
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Ethiopia, Gondar, Debre Birhan Selassie Church. Ancient paintings adorn the interior of this famous church.
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Ghana,Northern Region,Salaga. A Christian Church with bas relief murals.
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Man entering Bet Medhane Alem church in Lalibela, Wollo, Ethiopia, Africa
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Faithful reading outside a church in Lalibela, Ethiopia, Africa
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Faithful reading outside a church in Lalibela, Ethiopia, Africa
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Faithful kissing a Bible outside a church in Lalibela, Ethiopia, Africa
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Coptic Orthodox priest holding a cross, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Africa
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A Tigray woman carries her child in a beautifully decorated leather carrier on her back.She has a cross of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church tattooed on her forehead.The people living in the highlands of Northern Ethiopia are deeply religious.
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Fine murals decorate the interior of the rock hewn church of Yohannes Maequddi, a two hour walk from Degum on a plateau of the Gheralta Mountains east of Debretsion.The spacious rectangular interior is best known for its ancient, well-preserved murals and paintings.
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Fine murals decorate the interior of the rock hewn church of Yohannes Maequddi, a two hour walk from Degum on a plateau of the Gheralta Mountains east of Debretsion.The spacious rectangular interior is best known for its ancient, well-preserved murals and paintings.
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Deep in thought, an old man with Orthodox cross in hand rests outside the rock hewn church of Abune Yemata in the Gheralta Mountains near Guh.Abune Yemata is reached only by a hazardous ascent with tiny footholds and irregular handgrips.
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The rock hewn church of Abune Yemata in the Gheralta Mountains near Guh is renowned for its truly remarkable murals. Abune Yemata church is reached only by a hazardous ascent with tiny footholds and irregular hand grips.
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Sunday Mass in Maronite church, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa
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Bet Giorgis church, Lalibela, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ethiopia, Africa
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Priest holding cross swings an incense burner at the rock-hewn monolithic church of Bet Giyorgis (St. George's), Lalibela, Ethiopia, Africa
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A priest at Kebran Gabriel Church shows several of its many ancient illustrated books; the church has the largest library in the Tana region.
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The entrance to the ancient rock-hewn church of Mikael Imba,near Atsbi in Ethiopia's most northerly region of Tigray. In all,Tigray has more than 120 rock-hewn churches.
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Portrait of a man holding Christian symbols,Gabriel and Raphael,Bieta Mercurios,Lalibela,Wollo region,Ethiopia,Africa
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Rock cut Church of Gabriel and Raphael,(10th - 13th c.) Lalibela,Wollo region,Ethiopia,Africa
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Portrait of a man holding a Christian symbol,Bieta Golgotha,Lalibela,Wollo region,Ethiopia,Africa
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Rock-hewn Christian church of Bieta Ghiorghis (St. George's),Lalibela,UNESCO World Heritage Site,Wollo region,Ethiopia,Africa
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The Sunken Rock Hewn church of Bet Giyorgis (St George), Lalibela, Northern Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Africa
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The Sunken Rock Hewn church of Bet Giyorgis (St George), Lalibela, Northern Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Africa
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The Sunken Rock Hewn church of Bet Giyorgis (St George), Lalibela, Northern Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Africa
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The Sunken Rock Hewn church of Bet Giyorgis (St George), Lalibela, Northern Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Africa
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The Sunken Rock Hewn church of Bet Giyorgis (St George), Lalibela, Northern Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Africa
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Bet Giorgis church, Lalibela, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ethiopia, Africa
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Close-up of cross on Christian Bieta Danaghel, Vierges Martyres, town of Lalibela, Wollo region, Ethiopia, Africa
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Sunken, rock-hewn Christian church, in rural landscape, Lalibela, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ethiopia, Africa
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Rock-cut Christian church, Lalibela, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ethiopia, Africa
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Priest showing an ancient religious book in an Orthodox Monastery, Tigray, Ethiopia
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Bet Giyorgis church, Lalibela Rock Hewn Churches, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Northern Ethiopia, Africa
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