Monday, December 13, 2010

ERITREA'S DEBRE BIZEN MONASTERY

Debre Bizen is the best-known monastery of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church, located at the top of the Debre Bizen mountain near the town of Nefasit. Debre Bizen was founded in the 1350's by Abba Filiposwho was a student of Abba Absadi.


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Pictured above is the dwellings of monks perched on the mountain of Debre Bizen


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Pictured above is the misty path leading to the monastery.


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Pictured above is a small winding street in the monastery compound.


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Pictured above is one of the storage towers of the monastery.


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