Posted on 06/01/2009 5:24:09 AM PDT by decimon
The ancient mystery shrouding Lalibela, Ethiopia's revered medieval rock-hewn churches, could be lifted by a group of French researchers given the go-ahead for the first comprehensive study of this world heritage site legend says was "built by angels".
The team will have full access to the network of 10 Orthodox chapels chiseled out of volcanic rock -- some standing 15 metres (42 feet) high -- in the mountainous heart of Ethiopia.
Local lore holds they were built in less than 25 years by their namesake, the 13th-century King Lalibela, with the help of angels after God ordered him to erect a "New Jerusalem".
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Awesomely cool. Thanks for the link.
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Nice Templar cross.
Pity there are no clues about who might have built the thing...
You wrote: “Nice Templar cross.”
That church is actually in the shape of a Greek cross.
Templar cross is very different. Templar crosses are shaped like Greek crosses but flare out at the ends.
I know their is a relatively new theory gaining ground that the Templars went to Ethiopia but I discount it as groundless.
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