Biete Gabriel-Rufael
Biete Gabriel-Rufael is a church in Amhara, Ethiopia. Biete Gabriel-Rufael is situated nearby to the church Holy Communion Preparation Place, as well as near Biete Abba Libanos.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Biete Abba Libanos and Biete Merkorios.
Biete Abba Libanos
Church
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Biete Abba Libanos is an underground rock-cut monolith Orthodox church located in Lalibela, Ethiopia. It was built during the Kingdom of Axum. It is part of UNESCO World Heritage Site at Lalibela.
Biete Merkorios
Church
Photo: BluesyPete, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Biete Qeddus Mercoreus is an underground Orthodox rock-cut monolith church located in Lalibela, Ethiopia. It was built during the Kingdom of Axum. It is part of UNESCO World Heritage Site at Lalibela.
Biete Ghiorgis
Church
The Church of Saint George is one of eleven rock-hewn monolithic churches in Lalibela, a town in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Originally named Roha, the historical and religious site was named Lalibela after the King Gebre Mesqel Lalibela of the Zagwe dynasty, who commissioned its construction. Biete Ghiorgis is situated 390 metres west of Biete Gabriel-Rufael.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lalibela.
Lalibela
Lalibela is a rural town of 15,000 people in a stunning setting at an elevation of 2,600 m in the midst of the Lasta mountains in the eastern highlands of Northern Ethiopia.
Biete Gabriel-Rufael
- Type: Church
- Also known as: “ቤተ ገብርኤል እና ቤተ ሩፋኤል”
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Amhara, Ethiopia, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
12.03124° or 12° 1′ 53″ northLongitude
39.04468° or 39° 2′ 41″ eastOpen location code
7G4X22JV+FVOpenStreetMap ID
way 595688926OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=church
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In Other Languages
“Biete Gabriel-Rufael” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Iglesia de San Gabriel y San Rafael”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Holy Communion Preparation Place and Prayer area.
Nearby Places
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