Church murals

This Ethiopia Orthodox Medieval Church, Ura Kidane Mehret Church, is worth a second visit. These churches seem to have similar characteristics. They tell the stories of their religion in colorful murals so that the illiterate part of the population could be taught about the religion. The murals cover all the walls on the inner sanctum.  The guide on this, my second trip out to the trip, helped bring the murals and their stories to life. The violence of these stories is not censored. Above this first panel are some of the depictions of the apostles' deaths. 

Below you can see how illustrations also made it into the ancient texts for Ethiopia's Orthodox Church. The museum that holds these artifacts provides a modern glimpse into the ancient religion. 

The walk to Ura Kidane Mehret Church and museum includes a shopping mall of crafts and their creators. I missed getting a picture of this guy on my first trip. 

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