Lalibela ላሊበላ | |||||
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![]() 15th-century painting of King Lalibela | |||||
King of Zagwe dynasty | |||||
Reign | 1181–1221 | ||||
Predecessor | Kedus Harbe | ||||
Successor | Na'akueto La'ab | ||||
Born | 1162 Roha, Lasta | ||||
Died | 1221 | ||||
Burial | Bete Golgotha church, Lalibela, Ethiopia | ||||
Spouse | Masqal Kibra | ||||
Issue | Yetbarak Judith[1] | ||||
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Dynasty | Zagwe dynasty | ||||
Father | Jan Seyum | ||||
Religion | Ethiopian Orthodox Christian |
Gebre Meskel Lalibela | |
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Venerated in | Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church |
Major shrine | Bete, Golgotha Church, Lalibela, Ethiopia |
Feast | 19 June |
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, reigning from 1181 to 1221.[2]: 22 [3]: 56n He was the son of Jan Seyum and the brother of Kedus Harbe. Perhaps the best-known Zagwe monarch, he is credited as the patron of the namesake monolithic rock-hewn churches of Lalibela. He is venerated as a saint by the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church on 19 June.[4]
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