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MONASTERY OF GUNDA GUNDE

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Gunda Gunde, Ethiopia
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2024
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A shrill hiss echoes from the path between two rock faces. According to legend, this is a snake imprisoned in the cliff by the monastery's founder. It was from here that the holy man is said to have thrown a tree trunk into the river, symbolizing the vanquished monster, and vowed to build a sanctuary on the spot where it would be washed ashore. This monastery was at the head of a monastic network considered heretical in the 15th century, the stephanite movement, which refused the Marian cult imposed by the king. It remained a major intellectual center.

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