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Ten Isolated, Gravity-Defying Monasteries You Can Visit Around the World
Monks have been seeking spiritual enlightenment at these sites on steep cliffs, inside caves and atop an extinct volcano for ...
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Archaeology breakthrough as 'unseen' Bible verse found in ancient mosaic
It long served as a military buffer between Europe and Asia, and spawned a rich tradition ... metal and glass vessels inside the monastery. "The mosaic discovered in Kiryat Gat is one of the ...
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In North Iarq, an Assyrian Monastery Fosters Unity
Today, he is the head of the monastery, which is located in Sulaymaniyah, in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq. As well as Fr. Petzold--now an ordained priest in the Chaldean Catholic Church--the ...