Faithful kissing a Bible outside a church in Lalibela, Ethiopia, Africa

Faithful reading outside a church in Lalibela, Ethiopia, Africa

Faithful reading outside a church in Lalibela, Ethiopia, Africa

Ethiopian Bible and rosary, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Ethiopian Bible, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Pilgrim reads Holy Bible in Bet Maryam (St. Mary's) courtyard, Lalibela, Ethiopia, Africa

Religion, ethiopia. Orthodox archbishop gregorius visiting tullo gudo island and monastery of debre zion, lake ziway. Reading ancient parchment bible stored in church.

Black man holding worn religious book near mural

Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity priest reads out of the holy bible with believers in front of the rock hewn church Beta Marqorewos Lalibela Ethiopia

The Saints Isaac, Abraham and Jacob, fresco in the Orthodox rock church Abuna Yemata Guh, Gheralta region, Tigray, Ethiopia, Africa

The two royal brothers Abreha and Atsbeha (Ezana and Saizana), untena Abba Salama (Frumentius), Canvas paintings in the Orthodox Church Abreha wa Atsbaha, Gheralta Region, Tigray, Ethiopia, Africa

On the left, Gebre Kristos is greeted by two dogs of his father on his arrival, on the right by his parents' grief as they recognize him as their son, Canvas paintings in the Orthodox Church Abreha wa Atsbaha, Gheralta Region, Tigray, Ethiopia.