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The Great Lavra of St. Sabbas the
Sanctified
-known in Arabic as Mar Saba (Arabic: ;
Hebrew: ; Greek:
)-
It is a Greek Orthodox monastery overlooking the
Kidron Valley in the West Bank east of Bethlehem.
The traditional date for the founding of the
monastery by Saint Sabas of Cappadocia is the year
483.
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483
The Great Lavra of St. Sabbas the
Sanctified
-known in Arabic as Mar Saba (Arabic: ;
Hebrew: ; Greek:
)-
It is a Greek Orthodox monastery overlooking the
Kidron Valley in the West Bank east of Bethlehem.
The traditional date for the founding of the
monastery by Saint Sabas of Cappadocia is the year
483.
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St. George Orthodox Monastery (or
Monastery of St. George of Koziba)
It is located in Wadi Qelt, in the eastern West
Bank, in the Palestinian territories.
The valley parallels the old Roman road to Jericho,
the backdrop for the parable of the Good
Samaritan (Luke 10:29-37).
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St. George Orthodox Monastery (or
Monastery of St. George of Koziba)
The sixth-century cliff-hanging complex, with its
ancient chapel and gardens, is active and
inhabited by Greek Orthodox monks. It is reached
by a pedestrian bridge across the Wadi Qelt, which
many imagine to be Psalm 23's Valley of the
Shadow, and where shepherds still watch over
their flocks, just as Ezekiel 34 and John 10:1-16
describe.
St. George's Monastery began in the fourth century
with a few monks who sought the desert
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The monastery is open to pilgrims and visitors.
experiences of the prophets, and settled around a
cave where they believed Elijah was fed by ravens
(1 Kings 17:5-6).
Hunyuan County, Shanxi Province, China, built 6th
century onward
Xuangongsi Hanging Temple
The Hanging Monastery (Xuangong Si, or Temple
Suspended in the Air or Void) of Hunyuan County,
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Shanxi Province is one of China's unique and
remarkable feats of architectural engineering.
Sited about 50 mi (80 km) southeast of Datong, it
is built about a third of the way up a vertical cliff
in Jinlong Guan (Golden Dragon Gorge or Canyon),
part of the long Hengshan (Heng mountain), one of
the four sacred Taoist mountains.
The monastery was founded during the Northern
Wei period (386/584) in the 6th century, although
much was reconstructed from the Tang through
the Qing eras, as well as in more recent times.
The complex consists of forty caves, or rooms,
including six main halls, but its characteristic
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feature is the elaborate wooden faade of
pavilions and walkways precariously resting on
timbers jutting out horizontally and vertically from
the cliff. There are colorful tiles on the roofs.
Inside the caves are a number of Buddhist figures
in bronze, stone, clay and iron.
Although built on a sacred Daoist mountain, it has
had many influences on it. The Three Religions
Hall (San Jiao Dian) reflects the syncretic element
of the Chinese religious and philosophical
tradition. It contains the seated images
representing the Buddha, Confucius and Laozi,
seemingly in perfect harmony with each other.
(text by Robert D. Fiala, Concordia University,
Nebraska).
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Hunyuan County, Shanxi Province, China, built 6th
century onward
Xuangongsi Hanging Temple