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Eleven churches carved straight down into living rock

Tradition holds that many hermits have made the important Ethiopian Christian Orthodox pilgrimage site of Lalibela their home over the centuries. Regardless who occupied the chambers beyond the door i
Tradition holds that many hermits have made the important Ethiopian Christian Orthodox pilgrimage site of Lalibela their home over the centuries. Regardless who occupied the chambers beyond the door… © A. Davey from Where I Live Now: Pacific Northwest, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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