Gebre Meskel Lalibela
| Lalibela ላሊበላ | |||||
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| Negus | |||||
15th-century Ethiopian painting of King Lalibela | |||||
| King of Zagwe dynasty | |||||
| Reign | 1181–1221 | ||||
| Predecessor | Kedus Harbe | ||||
| Successor | Na'akueto La'ab | ||||
| Born | 1162 Roha, Lasta | ||||
| Died | 1221 (aged 58–59) | ||||
| Burial | Bete Golgotha church, Lalibela, Ethiopia | ||||
| Spouse | Masqal Kibra | ||||
| Issue | Yetbarak Judith | ||||
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| Dynasty | Zagwe dynasty | ||||
| Father | Jan Seyum | ||||
| Religion | Ethiopian Orthodox Christian | ||||
Gebre Meskel Lalibela | |
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| Venerated in | Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church |
| Major shrine | Bete, Golgotha Church, Lalibela, Ethiopia |
| Feast | 19 June |
Lalibela (Ge'ez: ላሊበላ), regnal name Gebre Meskel (Ge'ez: ገብረ መስቀል, romanized: gäbrä mäsqäl, lit. 'Servant of the Cross'), was a king of the Zagwe dynasty, reigning from 1181 to 1221. He was the son of Jan Seyum and the brother of Kedus Harbe. Perhaps the best-known Zagwe monarch, he is credited as the patron of the namesake monolithic rock-hewn churches of Lalibela. He is venerated as a saint by the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church on 19 June.