Old priest at the Debre Maryam Korkor rock hewn church - Ethiopia

It is one of the biggest and most complex rock- hewn churches of Tigrai. The interior of the church is 9.4m wide, 17m deep series of beautifully decorated arches. The arches and ceiling of the church are decorated with bas reliefs. Mariam Korkor is also rich in terms of ancient murals. The walls and columns of the church are decorated with paintings with stories from both the Old and the New Testament.