Historian Marie Laure Derat, with the French Centre for Ethiopian Studies (CFEE), said there are several theories. In one, an Egyptian patriarch was believed to be the source of these structures, another says the 13th-century King Lalibela built the site from scratch.During the day the king would work with Ethiopian artisans and at night he would ‘be helped by angels’. Some even cite a key role by the Knights Templar, she said, referring to one of the key Western Christian military orders of the Middle Ages.Though earlier studies have been carried out, they were generally by lone researchers with restricted access who studied mainly church interiors .
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