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Eleven churches carved straight down into living rock

As Ethiopian Christian Orthodox processional crosses go, the one at the Church of Bet Mercurios in Lalibela appeals to me because of its size (large) and simplicity. The priest or monk displaying the
As Ethiopian Christian Orthodox processional crosses go, the one at the Church of Bet Mercurios in Lalibela appeals to me because of its size (large) and simplicity. The priest or monk displaying… © A. Davey from Where I Live Now: Pacific Northwest, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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