Tracing angels’ footsteps in ancient Ethiopia

Women stand during the morning mass at Saint George, a rock-hewn church in Lalibela, the morning mass in this September 16, 2007 file photo. Ethiopia is the second oldest Christian country on earth and also possesses treasures from Muslim kingdoms, which the government hopes will help draw more travellers interested in faith. Legend has it that these churches were carved below ground at the end of 11th century and beginning of the 12th after God ordered King Lalibela to build churches the world had never seen -- and dispatched a team of angels to help him. Picture taken September 16, 2007. To match feature ETHIOPIA-TOURISM REUTERS/Radu Sigheti/Files (ETHIOPIA)As a stranger draws near, priest Mesganaw Tarkgn whips on an embroidered cape and raises an ancient cross in a picture-perfect pose. He is used to the demands of visitors to one of Ethiopia’s holiest sites.



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