An excavation report from the Israel Antiquities Authority reveals the discovery of a well-preserved Byzantine-period monastery and farmhouse at Naḥal Peḥar, within the modern settlement of Giv‘ot Bar ...

When archaeologists stripped away the desert sand in Upper Egypt’s Sohag province, they uncovered a Byzantine-era monastery, complete with a church, residential halls, communal dining spaces, and ...

experts have uncovered a lost Byzantine-era monastery deep within Egypt’s desert. This significant discovery, made in the Sohag province of Upper Egypt, provides an extraordinary glimpse into the ...

ISTANBUL (RNS) — Initial reports that the centuries-old St. Catherine's Monastery would be closed were denied, but Orthodox leaders remain concerned that the monastery's new status will interfere with ...

NEWBERRY SPRINGS, Calif. -- Down an unpaved road, past brooding icons and swaying stands of mesquite, lies St. Antony's Monastery, a place of scorching winds and emptiness that perhaps only a holy man ...

Archaeologists in Egypt discovered a full monastery covered by the desert, revealing daily life from the Byzantine era. The monastery site featured a church, residential halls, and communal dining ...