Lalibela (Ge'ez: ላሊበላ), regnal name Gebre Meskel (Ge'ez: ገብረ መስቀል gäbrä mäsqäl, "Servant of the Cross"), was a king of the Zagwe dynasty, reigning from 1181 to 1221.[2]: 22 [3]: 56n He was the son of Jan Seyum and the brother of Kedus Harbe. Perhaps the best-known Zagwe monarch, he is credited as the patron of the namesake monolithic rock-hewn churches of Lalibela. He is venerated as a saint by the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church on 19 June.[4]
^Budge, E. A. Wallis (1928). A History of Ethiopia: Nubia and Abyssinia (Volume 1). London: Methuen & Co. p. 285.
Lalibela (Ge'ez: ላሊበላ), regnal name GebreMeskel (Ge'ez: ገብረ መስቀል gäbrä mäsqäl, "Servant of the Cross"), was a king of the Zagwe dynasty, reigning from...
reign of the Zagwe (Agaw) king Gebre Mesqel Lalibela (r. c. 1181–1221). The layout and names of the major buildings in Lalibela are widely accepted, especially...
GebreMeskel (Ge'ez: ገብረ መስቀል gäbrä mäsqäl, "Servant of the Cross") also known as Gabra Masqal was a King of Axum who reigned in the 6th century. He was...
Ethiopian modern artist GebreMeskelLalibela, king of Ethiopia Gebre Tasfa – Ethiopian governor (died 1815) Girma Bekele Gebre (born 1992), Ethiopian...
Biete Meskel (House of the Cross) is an Orthodox underground monolith church carved into rock. It is located in Lalibela, Ethiopia. The edifice was built...
Lalibela, including Biete Maryam, are traditionally ascribed to having been built during the reign of the Zagwe dynasty ruler Gebre Mesqel Lalibela (r...
Aksum Fasil Ghebbi Harar Konso Awash Omo Lalibela Simien Tiya Bale Mountains Gedeo The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization...
mention three sons of Kaleb named GebreMeskel, Israel and Gebre Krestos, who all reigned as kings after him. GebreMeskel (or Gabra Maskal) appears on several...
church located in Lalibela, Ethiopia. It was built during the Zagwe dynasty. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site at Lalibela. Biete Medhane Alem...
church located in Lalibela, Ethiopia. The edifice was built during the Kingdom of Axum. It is part of UNESCO World Heritage Site at Lalibela. Biete Amanuel...
12th century and later renamed Lalibela after eponymous king of the same name. During the reign of GebreMeskelLalibela, eleven rock-hewn churches were...
church located in Lalibela, Ethiopia. It was built during the Kingdom of Axum. It is part of UNESCO World Heritage Site at Lalibela. Lonely Planet Guide...
church located in Lalibela, Ethiopia. It was built during the Kingdom of Axum. It is part of UNESCO World Heritage Site at Lalibela. Biete Qeddus Mercoreus...
It is located in Lalibela, Ethiopia. It was created during the Kingdom of Axum. It is part of UNESCO World Heritage Site at Lalibela. The name Biete Lehem...
1910-06-01. Retrieved 2013-06-30. Winkler 1997, p. 33-40. Brock 2016, p. 45–52. Meskel and the Ethiopians. EOTC Publication Committee, September 2015 Socrates...
Eritrea – struck the northern town of Adi Dairo while it was celebrating Meskel, killing at least six civilians and injured 19 more. On 2 October, the TPLF...
Taddesse Tamrat, he was the son of Lalibela. Tradition states that Yetbarak ascended to the throne after his father King Lalibela had taken the crown away from...
century when Abreha and Atsbeha converted to Christianity to the reign of GebreMeskel in the early or mid-6th century. The reign lengths on Páez's and Dillmann's...
that May. A large peaceful demonstration was organized in Addis Ababa at Meskel Square on 23 June 2018 to show support for the new prime minister. Just...
"Pagan" or Jewish kings, while Mara Takla Haymanot, Kedus Harbe, Yetbarak, Lalibela, Yemrehana Krestos and Na'akueto La'ab (in these chronological orders)...
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