Herzelia - Monastery (?)

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Monastery name, type, category

Site Name:

Herzelia

Monastery name:

Monastery (?)

Monastery type:

Cenobium

Monastery category:

Isolated in the countryside

Location

Coordinates, ITM system:

182,786.00

674,862.00

Coordinates, ICS system:

132,782.00

174,862.00

Geographical region:

Coastal plain

Provincial affiliation:

Palaestina I

Bishopric:

Apollonia

Topographical location:

Level ground

Distance from nearest bishop-seat:

ca. 3 km (Apollonia)

Distance from nearest settlement:

ca. 3 km (Apollonia)

Distance from Roman roads:

ca. 1 km from the coastal road.

Source of knowledge

Epigraphy

Archaeological remains

Surveyed site

Surveyors:

Name	Date
Gofna and Ayalon	1979

Bibliograpy:

Gophna, R. and Ayalon, E., 1998

Abbreviation for Journals and Series

State of certainty:

Uncertain / Questionable

General description

State of preservation/which parts were uncovered:

Remains of structures, burial caves, and a polychrome mosaic pavement with an inscription were noted in the survey.

General description

Water installations:

A cistern was noted.

Agricultural and industrial installations:

Quarries

Small finds

Small finds:

Category	Description
Pottery
Coins
Glass	Fragments

Detailed description

Components

Monastery church:

Church type	Diakonikon	Link to church section	Church location
No traces

Architectural evolution

Phase 1
Abandonment

Phase date

Century:

Early Christian / Byzantine

Phase date

Century:

Unknown