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Biete Medhane Alem is an Orthodox underground monolith rock-cut church located in Lalibela, Ethiopia. It was built during the Zagwe dynasty. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site at Lalibela. Biete Medhane Alem (House of the Saviour of the World) is home to the Lalibela Cross.

References

1. Lonely Planet Guide. "Biete Medhane Alem".
2. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "The Rock-hewn Churches of Lalibela".
3. UNESCO World Heritage Centre. "Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela". unesco.org.

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List of Lalibela rock-hewn churches
List of churches	Biete Abba Libanos Biete Amanuel Biete Denagel Biete Gabriel-Rufael Biete Giorgis Biete Golgotha Mikael Biete Lehem Biete Maryam Biete Medhane Alem Biete Meskel Biete Qeddus Mercoreus
Related	Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church Gebre Meskel Lalibela Monolithic church Monolithic architecture Rock-cut architecture

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