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Journals and stories

Stories from St. Lalibela

Faith, hospitality and the landscape, told with the people who know them.

St. Lalibela is understood through more than its stone churches. It lives in the women who prepare a welcome, the rhythm of the sacred year, the paths across Lasta and the voices of people who call this place home. Here we will share stories shaped with local knowledge, consent and care. This is a space to listen before you travel, and to return to afterwards.

Our first stories are being prepared. The cards below introduce forthcoming themes; complete articles will appear here when they are ready.

Candlelit devotion in St. Lalibela

Forthcoming story

Keeping time with living faith

Listening to the prayers, fasting seasons and feast days that shape the town’s year.

In preparation
Rock-hewn church and surrounding landscape

Forthcoming story

Beyond the church doorway

Walking into the landscape, daily life and responsibilities that surround a pilgrimage.

In preparation
A doorway in Lalibela’s rock-hewn churches

Forthcoming story

The women who welcome pilgrims

Honouring the labour and knowledge behind generations of Christian hospitality.

In preparation
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