Easter in Lalibela
Lalibela's greatest achievement undoubtedly lies in the eleven monolithic churches he constructed in his new capital city.The cultural and religious hub, which bears his name to this day, is modeled after Jerusalem.In a vision, King Lalibela saw that he was to build a new Jerusalem after the old Jerusalem was besieged by Saladin in 1187.The new city was to be located at the site of the present-day town of Lalibela and to be made the Zagwe dynasty's new capital.It is said that King Lalibela built ten of the churches, and his wife built the eleventh one in his honor.A pious man and lifelong devotee of the church, he was made a saint by the Ethiopian Orthodox Church after his death. [Source]