Church of Bete Medhane Alem

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Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church building medieval church monolithic church rock-hewn church

The Church of Bete Medhane Alem is a monumental rock-hewn Ethiopian Orthodox church in Lalibela, renowned as one of the largest monolithic churches in the world and a centerpiece of the UNESCO-listed Lalibela complex.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
rock-hewn churches of Lalibela	2
Northern Group of churches in Lalibela	1
Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church building ⓘ medieval church ⓘ monolithic church ⓘ rock-hewn church ⓘ
approximateDateOfConstruction	early 13th century ⓘ late 12th century ⓘ
architecturalStyle	rock-hewn architecture ⓘ
architecturalType	basilica ⓘ
associatedWith	King Lalibela NERFINISHED ⓘ
connectedTo	other Lalibela churches by trenches and passages ⓘ
constructionTechnique	monolithic excavation from living rock ⓘ
country	Ethiopia ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Jesus Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ Savior of the World NERFINISHED ⓘ
denomination	Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
era	medieval period ⓘ
floorPlanFeature	multiple aisles ⓘ
function	pilgrimage site ⓘ place of worship ⓘ
hasFeature	exterior colonnade carved from rock ⓘ freestanding pillars carved from bedrock ⓘ trench separating church from surrounding rock ⓘ
heritageCriteria	UNESCO cultural criteria (i, ii, iii) for Lalibela complex ⓘ
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site component NERFINISHED ⓘ
liturgicalTradition	Geʽez Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Amhara Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Lalibela NERFINISHED ⓘ Lasta NERFINISHED ⓘ North Wollo Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ
materialUsed	volcanic tuff ⓘ
nameLanguage	Geʽez ⓘ
nameMeaning	House of the Savior of the World NERFINISHED ⓘ
near	Bete Maryam church NERFINISHED ⓘ other rock-hewn churches of Lalibela ⓘ
notableFor	being one of the largest monolithic churches in the world ⓘ forest of interior pillars ⓘ massive rectangular plan ⓘ
partOf	Lalibela rock-hewn churches NERFINISHED ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Site "Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela" NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Ethiopian Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo NERFINISHED ⓘ
roofType	flat rock roof ⓘ
surroundedBy	courtyard excavated in rock ⓘ
UNESCOSiteId	18 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince	1978 ⓘ
usedFor	Timkat (Epiphany) ceremonies in Lalibela ⓘ major Ethiopian Orthodox feast celebrations ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

King Lalibela → commissioned → Church of Bete Medhane Alem ⓘ

King Lalibela → associatedWith → Church of Bete Medhane Alem ⓘ

this entity surface form: rock-hewn churches of Lalibela

Zagwe dynasty → knownFor → Church of Bete Medhane Alem ⓘ

this entity surface form: rock-hewn churches of Lalibela

Bete Medhane Alem → partOf → Church of Bete Medhane Alem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Group of churches in Lalibela

Northwestern group of churches → partOf → Church of Bete Medhane Alem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela