Vertical tabsMonastery name, type, categorySite Name: Chaspin; KhisfinMonastery name: MonasteryMonastery type: CenobiumMonastery category: Village LocationCoordinates, ITM system: 274,552.00750,012.00 Coordinates, ICS system: 224,549.001,250,012.00 Geographical region: Golan HeightsProvincial affiliation: Palaestina IIBishopric: HipposTopographical location: level groundSoils: VolcanicDistance from nearest bishop-seat: ca. 15 km (Hippos)Distance from Roman roads: ca. 4 km south of the road leading eastwards from the Sea of Galilee. Source of knowledgeEpigraphyArchaeological remainsBibliograpy: Schumacher, G., 1886264-6 Schumacher, G., 1888184-6 Dalman, G. , 1908268-71 Tzaferis, V. and Bar-Lev, S., 1976114-15 Ovadiah, R. and Ovadiah, A., 1987 Ma'oz, Z. U., 1993586-8 Tsafrir, Y., Di Segni, L. and Green, J., 1994103 Di Segni, L., 1997 Froumin, R. , 2011 Abbreviation for Journals and SeriesState of certainty: Archaeologicaly definitive General descriptionState of preservation/which parts were uncovered: The monastery is known only from a dated Greek inscription mentioning a monastery (Di Segni 1997, inscr. no. 60). General descriptionChurche/s: A dated Greek inscription was found in a mosaic pavement which may have been part of a church. Small finds Detailed descriptionComponentsMonastery church: Church typeDiakonikonLink to church sectionChurch location unknown Architectural evolutionPhase 1 Abandonment Dating material: Based on the dated inscription, the monastery was founded before 604 CE. Phase dateCentury: 6th-7th c. Phase dateCentury: Unknown
