Priest holding relics from the Bete Medhane Alem Church, Lalibela, Amhara region, Northern Ethiopia, Africa

Pilgrims with the traditional white shawl attending a ceremony at the Bete Medhane Alem Church, Lalibela, Amhara region, Northern Ethiopia, Africa

Monolithic rock-cut Church of Bete Giyorgis (St. George), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Lalibela, Amhara region, Northern Ethiopia, Africa

Pilgrims with the traditional white shawl attending a ceremony at the Bete Medhane Alem Church, Lalibela, Amhara region, Northern Ethiopia, Africa

Priest holding relics from the Bete Medhane Alem Church, Lalibela, Amhara region, Northern Ethiopia, Africa

Pilgrims with the traditional white shawl attending a ceremony at the Bete Medhane Alem Church, Lalibela, Amhara region, Northern Ethiopia, Africa

Rock hewn monolithic church of Bet Giyorgis (Church of St. George) in Lalibela, Ethiopia

A young girl sitting against the walls of Bet Medhane Alem (Church of the World Savior) in Lalibela, Ethiopia

Rock hewn monolithic church of Bet Golgotha (House of Golgotha Mikael), known for its arts and said to contain the tomb of King Lalibela) in Lalibela, Ethiopia

A woman sits in front of a painting of jesus Christ inside the church of Bet Medhane Alem (Church of the World Savior) in Lalibela, Ethiopia

A man rests on a bench inside the rock hewn monolithic church of Bet Maryam (Church of St. Mary) in Lalibela, Ethiopia

Rock hewn monolithic church of Bet Golgotha (House of Golgotha Mikael), known for its arts and said to contain the tomb of King Lalibela) in Lalibela, Ethiopia

Rock hewn monolithic church of Bet Giyorgis (Church of St. George) in Lalibela, Ethiopia

A painting of Mary and Jesus inside the rock hewn monolithic church of Bet Medhane Alem (Church of the World Savior) in Lalibela, Ethiopia

A man sits near a collection of Christian artwork within the church of Bet Medhane Alem (Church of the World Savior) in Lalibela, Ethiopia

A man sits in front of a worn sculpture inside Bet Golgotha (House of Golgotha Mikael), known for its arts and said to contain the tomb of King Lalibela) in Lalibela, Ethiopia

A man in a suit sits outside the rock hewn monolithic church of Bet Golgotha (House of Golgotha Mikael), known for its arts and said to contain the tomb of King Lalibela) in Lalibela, Ethiopia

A keyhole in a wooden door, Bet Meskel (House of the Cross) in Lalibela, Ethiopia

A padlock on a wooden door, Bet Maryam (Church of St. Mary) in Lalibela, Ethiopia

Portrait of an Ethiopian woman outside of the rock hewn monolithic church of Bet Maryam (Church of St. Mary) in Lalibela, Ethiopia

Portrait of an Ethiopian woman outside of Bet Medhane Alem (Church of the World Savior) in Lalibela, Ethiopia

Sculpture of La bete du Gevaudan, Haute Loire, Auvergne, France, Europe

Sculpture of La bete du Gevaudan, Haute Loire, Auvergne, France, Europe