Churches Built in the Caves of Lasta (Wällo Province, Ethiopia): A Chronology

The five churches of Yǝmrǝḥannä Krǝstos, Ǝmäkina Mädḫane ʿAläm, Ǝmäkina Lǝdätä Maryam, Walye Iyäsus and Žämmädu Maryam are all built in caves in the massif of Abunä Yosef, situated in the Lasta region of Wollo. Changes in their architectural forms suggest that they were constructed over a period of...

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Main Author: Michael Gervers
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Universität Hamburg Hiob Ludolf Centre for Ethiopian and Eritrean Studies Asien-Afrika-Institut Alsterterrasse 1 D-20354 Hamburg Germany 2014-12-01
Series:Aethiopica
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Online Access:https://journals.sub.uni-hamburg.de/aethiopica/article/view/857

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