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The beheading of John the Baptist, and the new-born Jesus
Church of Debra Berhan, Gondar


A larger image of The beheading of John the Baptist, and the new-born Jesus, Church of Debra Berhan, Gondar, Ethiopia, 18th century.

Painted walls at the church of Debra Berhan, Gondar.
(Debre Birhan Selassie Church)
Country of Origin: Ethiopia.
Culture: Coptic.
Date/Period: 18th century.
Place of Origin: Gondar.
Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive.

Debre Berhan Selassie Church is the best known of the churches of Gondar for its interior paintings. It avoided destruction by the Mahdists in 1888.