Abua yemata


Abuna yemata Guh is a rock church in Ethiopia belived to have been in 5th century and is dedicated to Abuna yemata one of the nine saints of Ethiopian orthodox church it is renouwed for its unique location carved in to a cliff face and its well perserved wall painting       Remote  Location      The church position highly on a cliff was likely chosen for strategic reasons          Art and Architecture      The church is notable for its rock hewn architecture and the dome and wall painting inside the painting they depict biblical scene saint and the nine saint and Twelve Apostles       Accessibility       Reaching  Abunayemata Guh requires a challenging climb on a steep cliff making its one of the most in accessible church in the world despite the difficulty it remains an active place of worship with priest and pilgrims regularly making ascent
 

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