Biete Gabriel-Rufael

Biete Gabriel-Rufael is an underground monolith rock-cut church located in Lalibela, Ethiopia. The Orthodox church was built during the Kingdom of Axum.^[1]^[2] It is part of UNESCO World Heritage Site at Lalibela.^[3] Biete Gabriel-Rufael (House of the angels Gabriel and Raphael) is possibly a former royal palace, linked to a holy bakery.^[4]

References[edit]

^ Lonely Planet Guide. "Biete Gabriel-Rufael".
^ The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "The Rock-hewn Churches of Lalibela".
^ UNESCO World Heritage Centre. "Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela". unesco.org.
^ Lalibela

12°01′52″N 39°02′41″E / 12.03120°N 39.04464°E / 12.03120; 39.04464

[1] Lonely Planet Guide. "Biete Gabriel-Rufael".

[2] The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "The Rock-hewn Churches of Lalibela".

[unesco-3] UNESCO World Heritage Centre. "Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela". unesco.org.

[4] Lalibela

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List of Lalibela rock-hewn churches
List of churches	Biete Abba Libanos Biete Amanuel Biete Denagel Biete Gabriel-Rufael Biete Giorgis Biete Golgotha Mikael Biete Lehem Biete Maryam Biete Medhane Alem Biete Meskel Biete Qeddus Mercoreus
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