Abraha Atsebaha, another outstanding rock-hewn church, is off the way to Degum, only 15 km west of the town Wukro. A newly constructed gravel road leads to within a few meters of the church.

The church has an interior painstakingly decorated. It has 13 huge cruciform pillars supporting the ceiling. The church is 16m wide and 13m deep. The ceiling is incised with patterns, of unusual care and precision. Mrs. Dale Otto, who was a member of Pearce's pilgrimage to the rock-hewn churches, rightly described it as a ''miraculously hewn'' church.

Abraha Atsbeha church is also decorated with splendid post-17th century murals and paintings depicting Biblical scenes and saints. It also has several valuable treasures; the most important being the prayer cross which, according to church officials, belonged to Frumentius-the first Bishop of Ethiopia whose ecclesiastical name was Abba Salama (Father of peace).

The church is dedicated to the famous twin Aksumite kings who introduced Christianity to Ethiopia in the 4th century. The bodies of Abraha and Atsbeha are believed to have been put to rest in the church. The kings are also known by their other names, Ezana and Saizana.

According to some archaeologists, the church is believed to have been built not earlier than the 10th century. Traditional thoughts, however, date it back to the 4th century.

This great wonder is one of the highly revered churches of Ethiopia. Tens of thousands of pilgrims come from distant places every Tikmt 4(14th of October in most years), by foot, horseback and car.