Vertical tabsMonastery name, type, categorySite Name: Jerusalem (Extra mural)Monastery name: Hermitage on the Western Slop of Mt. SionMonastery type: Hermitage/hermitagesMonastery category: Urban LocationCoordinates, ITM system: 171,732.00131,057.00 Coordinates, ICS system: 221,736.00631,054.00 Geographical region: Jerusalem (extra-mural)Provincial affiliation: Palaestina IBishopric: JerusalemTopographical location: HilltopDistance from nearest bishop-seat: 0.2 kmDistance from nearest settlement: 0.2 km Source of knowledgeArchaeological remainsSurveyed siteSurveyors: NameDate Abel 1910 Bibliograpy: Abel, F. M., 1911123-124 Cotton, H. M., Di Segni, L., Eck, W., Isaac,B., Kushnir-Stein, A., Misgav, H., Price, J., Roll, I. and Yardeni, A., 2010–2012412-413 Abbreviation for Journals and SeriesState of certainty: Archaeologicaly definitive General descriptionState of preservation/which parts were uncovered: The site was well preserved, consisting of three cisterns which had been joined by hewing, one of which possessed an oratory. Illustrative material: Illustrative_material Figures General descriptionPaths: A flight of hewn steps lead from the north into the hermitage. Churche/s: An oratory was established in the first cistern. A roughly hewn apse was coated with rough, rudimentary plaster with shards imbedded in it. The floor of the apse was slightly raised above the floor of the cistern. Remains of an altar, consisting of an attached half column drum and a stone slab at its edge stood against the wall of the apse. The stone table that stood atop this was missing. A red painted cross on the wall of the apse was still partially visible at the time of the survey. A fragment of grey marble incised with a cross was imbedded in the plaster. Dwellings: Leading from the oratory to the west, a passage connected two additional cisterns and a cell hewn into the rock. Small findsSmall finds: CategoryDescription Inscription - see under epigraphyVestiges of letters in black paint. Among these was the name "Pamphilos". Detailed descriptionDimensions: Size class Small StructureMaterials applied (walls): Limestone ComponentsMonastery church: Church typeDiakonikonLink to church sectionChurch location cave Dwelling type: cavesInscribed crosses Architectural evolutionPhase 1 Abandonment General outline: Three interconnected cisterns formed a hermitage.Dating material: Abel dated the foundation to 4th-5th centuries. Phase dateCentury: 4th-5th c. Phase dateCentury: Unknown
