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medievalpoc:The Absolutely Mind-Blowing Painted Interior of Debre Birhan Selassie Church in EthiopiaAlthough attributions and the possible dates of these paintings remain shrouded in mystery, the cumulative effect is haunting, ethereal, and otherworldly. Most accounts agree the church here was officially “Built” by Emperor Iyasu the Great in the late 1600s, it was built on the foundations of an even older church.Murals on the walls depict the heroism of Saint George, scenes from the Passion, various other figures from the Bible including Satan, and the ceiling of Selassie Church is covered at its apex with dozens of angel heads that gaze down upon all with what appears to be quiet joy and a kind of mischievous curiosity.[x] [x] [x] [x] [x]

medievalpoc:The Absolutely Mind-Blowing Painted Interior of Debre Birhan Selassie Church in EthiopiaAlthough attributions and the possible dates of these paintings remain shrouded in mystery, the cumulative effect is haunting, ethereal, and otherworldly. Most accounts agree the church here was officially “Built” by Emperor Iyasu the Great in the late 1600s, it was built on the foundations of an even older church.Murals on the walls depict the heroism of Saint George, scenes from the Passion, various other figures from the Bible including Satan, and the ceiling of Selassie Church is covered at its apex with dozens of angel heads that gaze down upon all with what appears to be quiet joy and a kind of mischievous curiosity.[x] [x] [x] [x] [x]
medievalpoc:The Absolutely Mind-Blowing Painted Interior of Debre Birhan Selassie Church in EthiopiaAlthough attributions and the possible dates of these paintings remain shrouded in mystery, the cumulative effect is haunting, ethereal, and otherworldly. Most accounts agree the church here was officially “Built” by Emperor Iyasu the Great in the late 1600s, it was built on the foundations of an even older church.Murals on the walls depict the heroism of Saint George, scenes from the Passion, various other figures from the Bible including Satan, and the ceiling of Selassie Church is covered at its apex with dozens of angel heads that gaze down upon all with what appears to be quiet joy and a kind of mischievous curiosity.[x] [x] [x] [x] [x]
medievalpoc:The Absolutely Mind-Blowing Painted Interior of Debre Birhan Selassie Church in EthiopiaAlthough attributions and the possible dates of these paintings remain shrouded in mystery, the cumulative effect is haunting, ethereal, and otherworldly. Most accounts agree the church here was officially “Built” by Emperor Iyasu the Great in the late 1600s, it was built on the foundations of an even older church.Murals on the walls depict the heroism of Saint George, scenes from the Passion, various other figures from the Bible including Satan, and the ceiling of Selassie Church is covered at its apex with dozens of angel heads that gaze down upon all with what appears to be quiet joy and a kind of mischievous curiosity.[x] [x] [x] [x] [x]
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medievalpoc:The Absolutely Mind-Blowing Painted Interior of Debre Birhan Selassie Church in EthiopiaAlthough attributions and the possible dates of these paintings remain shrouded in mystery, the cumulative effect is haunting, ethereal, and otherworldly. Most accounts agree the church here was officially “Built&#8221; by Emperor Iyasu the Great in the late 1600s, it was built on the foundations of an even older church.Murals on the walls depict the heroism of Saint George, scenes from the Passion, various other figures from the Bible including Satan, and the ceiling of Selassie Church is covered at its apex with dozens of angel heads that gaze down upon all with what appears to be quiet joy and a kind of mischievous curiosity.[x] [x] [x] [x] [x]
medievalpoc:The Absolutely Mind-Blowing Painted Interior of Debre Birhan Selassie Church in EthiopiaAlthough attributions and the possible dates of these paintings remain shrouded in mystery, the cumulative effect is haunting, ethereal, and otherworldly. Most accounts agree the church here was officially “Built&#8221; by Emperor Iyasu the Great in the late 1600s, it was built on the foundations of an even older church.Murals on the walls depict the heroism of Saint George, scenes from the Passion, various other figures from the Bible including Satan, and the ceiling of Selassie Church is covered at its apex with dozens of angel heads that gaze down upon all with what appears to be quiet joy and a kind of mischievous curiosity.[x] [x] [x] [x] [x]

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The Absolutely Mind-Blowing Painted Interior of Debre Birhan Selassie Church in Ethiopia

Although attributions and the possible dates of these paintings remain shrouded in mystery, the cumulative effect is haunting, ethereal, and otherworldly. Most accounts agree the church here was officially “Built” by Emperor Iyasu the Great in the late 1600s, it was built on the foundations of an even older church.

Murals on the walls depict the heroism of Saint George, scenes from the Passion, various other figures from the Bible including Satan, and the ceiling of Selassie Church is covered at its apex with dozens of angel heads that gaze down upon all with what appears to be quiet joy and a kind of mischievous curiosity.

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