A very old St. Mary's Church

[Yisehaq]

Hey all,
This is a seven hunderd years old church found in one of the islands of Northen Ethiopia. I hope you find it interesting.
The Entos island
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St. Mary's church
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Old stone church bell. The two small stones on top of the big one are used to hit the big one at differnet places to give out different sounds which convey different message for the monks in the island.
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A mural art inside the church..
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[Yisehaq]

Some more from mural arts inside the church...

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[celksy]

Fascinating! I wonder what all the imagery means in the murals. Lots going on there.

[Yisehaq]

Thanks celksy! They are mostly stories from the bible. For example, the first one is picture of St. George. Second one is the birth of Jesus Christ. In the middle of the third one is the sacrifice of Isaac by Abraham.

[vyeko]

Very interesting and so old church.Wonderful interior.

[AntZ]

Fantastic. I love the colour and detail in the murals. From seeing the outside, I would never guess that these murals were inside.

[Runmonty]

Thanks for sharing these. I love seeing different parts of the world and you have captured this nicely. Most interesting

[Bambi]

this place is incredible! thanks for sharing it.

[Yisehaq]

Thank you so much to all!

[Hillbillygirl]

Love seeing work like this Yisehaq. So interesting to see other parts of the world through such beautiful pics. Thanks for sharing.

[Mad Aussie]

That would be one of the simplest and coolest churches I've ever seen! Thanks for showing us this one.

[asnow]

Love seeing work like this Yisehaq. So interesting to see other parts of the world through such beautiful pics. Thanks for sharing.

Very interesting series. Like HBG said it nice to see pictures from other parts of the world, and you've told the story of this church very well in your images.

[Yisehaq]

Thanks so much everyone!

[edG]

definitely a very interesting site filled with history and character - well done and thank you for sharing!