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Keeping the Stone Alive

by Sofia Nicolini Llosa

Ethiopia

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900 years ago King Lalibela set out to construct a `New Jerusalem': 11 churches carved out of a single, solid rock both inside and out. Today this mountain town is home to hundreds of worshipers of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.
900 years ago King Lalibela set out to construct a `New Jerusalem': 11 churches carved out of a single, solid rock both inside and out. Today this mountain town is home to hundreds of worshipers of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.
A woman climbs down the stairs on her way home. It's the worshipers who give life to the ancient rock walls. They live from their crops, their sheep and their faith, just like people have for thousands of years.
A woman climbs down the stairs on her way home. It's the worshipers who give life to the ancient rock walls. They live from their crops, their sheep and their faith, just like people have for thousands of years.
A priest is about to lead mass. He is one Ethiopian who is preserving rituals and everyday-habits in a way very similar to that of Jesus' first apostles. Lalibelians are considered among the most conservative people in the world.
A priest is about to lead mass. He is one Ethiopian who is preserving rituals and everyday-habits in a way very similar to that of Jesus' first apostles. Lalibelians are considered among the most conservative people in the world.
A man faces the morning sky, lost in the trance of prayer, wrapped in traditional white cotton cloths. With every breath here, he is spreading an intense sense of spirituality
A man faces the morning sky, lost in the trance of prayer, wrapped in traditional white cotton cloths. With every breath here, he is spreading an intense sense of spirituality
Like every morning, worshippers gather in the cluster of ancient structures to listen to the sermon. Boys and girls have to attend mass as part of their formal education, they carry their bibles around and get together to read these out loud, they do it in their own language: Amaric.
Like every morning, worshippers gather in the cluster of ancient structures to listen to the sermon. Boys and girls have to attend mass as part of their formal education, they carry their bibles around and get together to read these out loud, they do it in their own language: Amaric.

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