Church of Bete Gabriel-Rufael

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The Church of Bete Gabriel-Rufael is a rock-hewn monolithic church in Lalibela, Ethiopia, renowned as part of the UNESCO-listed complex of medieval Ethiopian Orthodox churches.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ethiopian Orthodox church
medieval church
monolithic church
rock-hewn church
architecturalType rock-cut architecture
associatedWith King Lalibela NERFINISHED
country Ethiopia
culturalRegion Ethiopian Highlands NERFINISHED
denomination Oriental Orthodox NERFINISHED
hasFeature internal passageways
monolithic pillars
rock-cut courtyard
heritageCriteria UNESCO criterion (i)
UNESCO criterion (ii)
UNESCO criterion (iii)
UNESCO criterion (iv)
heritageDesignation Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela NERFINISHED
heritageDesignationBy UNESCO NERFINISHED
heritageRegion World Heritage Site in Africa
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site component NERFINISHED
locatedIn Amhara Region NERFINISHED
Ethiopia NERFINISHED
Lalibela NERFINISHED
material volcanic tuff
namedAfter Archangel Gabriel NERFINISHED
Archangel Raphael NERFINISHED
partOf Lalibela church complex NERFINISHED
Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela NERFINISHED
medieval Ethiopian Christian architecture
religion Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church NERFINISHED
significance example of Ethiopian rock-hewn church tradition
important pilgrimage site
traditionallyDatedTo 12th century
13th century
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1978
usedFor Christian worship

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King Lalibela commissioned Church of Bete Gabriel-Rufael