Image Title:
Negus Lalibela of Ethiopia

Note:
Reign early 13th century. “Lalibela, Emperor, was a thirteenth-century monarch renowned for the construction of the great monolithic churches of Lasta (now called Lalibela). Lalibela was negus of Ethiopia and a member of the Zagwe dynasty. He is also considered a saint by the Ethiopian church. Detail about the construction of the churches has been lost, but the Gadla Lalibela, a hagiography of the king, states that he carved these churches out of stone with only the help of angels.” [Adejumobi, Saheed A. 2006. The History of Ethiopia. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, p.176]

Artist:
Conrad Kyeser

Image Source:
Wikipedia

Subject:
Royalty - Nobility - African - Ethiopia - Negus - Lalibela - Church

Date:
15th century

Rights:
Public Domain

Image:
SA-ROYETH-1

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