Archeologists Unearth a 1,500-year-old Byzantine monastery in Israel, Large Mosaic With Greek Inscription Found Experts recently unearthed a large Byzantine-era monastery complex that had a unique ...

The reason was an announcement on March 10 by the Zelensky government that the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) would have to relinquish control of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, a large monastery ...

and it looms large over the Rongbuk glacier, shining white at its feet. The Rongbuk monastery, situated half-way up the mile-wide, 20-mile long valley at 16,500 feet, is accessible today by ...

"The mosaic discovered in Kiryat Gat is one of the most unique ever found in Israel," said Mark Avrahami, Head of Artistic Conservation at the Israel Antiquities Authority.