Bete Golgotha

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Bete Golgotha is one of the rock-hewn medieval churches in the Ethiopian town of Lalibela, renowned for its monolithic architecture and religious significance in Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Bete Golgotha canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ethiopian Orthodox church ⓘ
monolithic church ⓘ
rock-hewn church ⓘ
access hewn from living rock below ground level ⓘ
approximateCenturyOfConstruction 12th–13th century ⓘ
architecturalStyle rock-hewn architecture ⓘ
associatedWith King Lalibela ⓘ
constructionMaterial volcanic tuff rock ⓘ
country Ethiopia ⓘ
culturalSignificance important site for Ethiopian Christian liturgy ⓘ
dedicatedTo Golgotha (site of the Crucifixion of Jesus) ⓘ
linked to: Golgotha
denomination Oriental Orthodox ⓘ
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy
era medieval period ⓘ
function pilgrimage site ⓘ
place of Christian worship ⓘ
heritageDesignationYear 1978 ⓘ
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
locatedIn Lalibela ⓘ
locatedInCountry Ethiopia ⓘ
notableFor monolithic architecture ⓘ
religious significance in Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
partOf Lalibela rock-hewn churches ⓘ
linked to: Lalibela
region Amhara Region ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church ⓘ
town Lalibela ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela ⓘ
linked to: Lalibela
usedFor pilgrimage rituals ⓘ
prayer ⓘ
religious ceremonies ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lalibela → hasChurch → Bete Golgotha ⓘ
Bete Maryam → nearbyChurch → Bete Golgotha ⓘ