We enter through the Lions' Gate in the direction towards via Dolorosa, and will walk few hundred meters through the Muslim Quarter until we reach the Convent of the sisters…
This short video aims to explain how archaeologists date historical sites. This question is very general, because a historical site can be destroyed and rebuilt after hundreds of years, meaning…
There are two main forms of monasticism in the Judean Desert: the Laura and the Quinobion. The Laura, also called Lavra, means solitude, its a form of abstinence. A group…
We are in Bir El Katar, also known as the Cave Monastery and it’s actually a LAVRA. LAVRA means isolation, it is a form of abstinence. The term "LAVRA" comes…
The name Emmaus is the Greek form of the Hebrew name Hamat which indicates that hot baths were here. There is no doubt today that Emmaus which became famous in…
