- the
historical and
religious site was
named Lalibela after the King
Gebre Mesqel Lalibela of the
Zagwe dynasty, who
commissioned its construction. He is...
-
Lalibela (Ge'ez: ላሊበላ),
regnal name
Gebre Meskel (Ge'ez: ገብረ መስቀል, romanized: gäbrä mäsqäl, lit. 'Servant of the Cross'), was a king of the
Zagwe dynasty...
- ṣiyōn, Amharic: አምደ ፅዮን āmde ṣiyōn, "Pillar of Zion"),
throne name
Gebre Mesqel (ገብረ መስቀል gäbrä mäsḳal, "Servant of the Cross"), was
Emperor of Ethiopia...
- by
tradition these were made
during the
reign of the
Zagwe ruler Gebre Mesqel Lalibela in the 12th century, but they were more
likely crafted in the 15th...
- calendar, or on 28
September in leap years). "Meskel" (or "Meskal" or "
Mesqel",
there are
various ways to
transliterate from Ge'ez to
Latin script) is...
- to
having been
built during the
reign of the
Zagwe dynasty ruler Gebre Mesqel Lalibela (r. ca. 1181–1221).
Archaeological analyses have
discerned that...
- attempted. An
early crisis emerged during the
reign of
Zagwe King
Gebre Mesqel Lalibela, whom the
Egyptians suspected of
attempting to
divert the river...
- churches.
These structures are
traditionally ascribed to the King
Gebre Mesqel Lalibela, with the city
being renamed Lalibela in his honour;
though in...
-
reached the city of
Lalibela in Ethiopia,
where they met
Emperor Gebre Mesqel Lalibela. He was the last Pope of the
Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria...
-
Eastern Agaw are
known as Xamir. The
Southern Agaw are
known as Awi.
Gebre Mesqel Lalibela,
ruler of
Ethiopia who is
credited with
having constructed the...
