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They Thought They Had Discovered the Remains of a Byzantine Ascetic Monk, but What They Found Left Them Speechless
Archaeologists believed they had unearthed the remains of a Byzantine monk buried beneath an ancient monastery in Jerusalem.
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1,600-Year-Old King Solomon Amulet Discovered in Turkey—Redefining Byzantine Religious Practices
Archaeologists in Turkey have made a surprising discovery that challenges our understanding of early Christian practices in ...
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Called to the Holy Mountain
In their heavy beards and black garb—worn to signify their death to the world—the monks seem to recede into a Byzantine fresco, an ageless brotherhood of ritual, acute simplicity, and constant ...