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Meskel (Ge'ez: መስቀል, romanized: Mesk’el) is an
Ethiopian and
Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church holiday that
commemorates the
discovery of the True Cross...
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Meskel Square (Amharic: መስቀል አደባባይ, romanized: mesik’el ādebabay, lit. 'Cross Square') is a
public square in the city of
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It is often...
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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...
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mention three sons of
Kaleb named Gebre Meskel,
Israel and
Gebre Krestos, who all
reigned as
kings after him.
Gebre Meskel (or
Gabra Maskal)
appears on several...
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traditionally dated to the
reign of the
Zagwe (Agaw) king
Gebre Meskel Lalibela (r. c. 1181–1221). The
layout and
names of the
major buildings...
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Gebre Meskel (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...
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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...
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Maryam Biete Medhane Alem
Biete Meskel Biete Qeddus Mercoreus Related Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church Gebre Meskel Lalibela Monolithic church Monolithic...
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Amhara King
Yekuno Amlak. The
Zagwe are most
famous for
their king
Gebre Meskel Lalibela, who is
credited with
having ordered the
construction of the rock-hewn...
- of Lalibela,
named after the late-12th and early-13th
century King
Gebre Meskel Lalibela of the
Zagwe dynasty, who
commissioned the m****ive
building project...
