Every year in July and more significantly in January, hundreds of thousands of the faithful travel to St. Gabriel of Kulibi to fulfill religious pledges made to the angel for the granting of prayers and miracles. The church was built by Ras Makonnen, father of Emperor Haile Selassie, in the early 1900s, and enlarged by the Emperor in the 1950s.
Every year in July and more significantly in January, numerous believers travel to St. Gabriel of Kulibi to fulfill religious promises made to the angel for granting prayers and miracles. The church was constructed by Ras Makonnen, father of Emperor Haile Selassie, in the early 1900s, and later expanded by the emperor.