Vertical tabsMonastery name, type, categorySite Name: Khirbet Zakhariya: el-HabisMonastery name: HermitageMonastery type: Hermitage/hermitagesMonastery category: Isolated in the countryside LocationCoordinates, ITM system: 19,750.0064,800.00 Coordinates, ICS system: 14,750.0014,800.00 Geographical region: Southern and Western SamariaProvincial affiliation: Palaestina IBishopric: DiospolisTopographical location: Carved high up in a north facing scarp.Distance from nearest bishop-seat: ca. 9 km (Lod-Diospolis)Distance from nearest settlement: ca. 9 km (Lod-Diospolis)Distance from Roman roads: ca. 2 km from the road connecting Lod-Diospolis with Jerusalem. Source of knowledgeArchaeological remainsSurveyed siteSurveyors: NameDate Conder and Kitchener1871-1877 Clermont-Ganneau1874-1876 Bibliograpy: Guérin, V., 1875II: 53-54 Conder, C. R. and Kitchener, H. H., 1882321-22 Germer-Durand, J., 1893203-215 Clermont-Ganneau, C., 1896-1899II: 355-356 Tsafrir, Y., Di Segni, L. and Green, J., 1994260 Bagatti, B., 2002204-206 Taxel, I., 2009133-39 Magen, Y. and Kagan, E. D., 2012231-22 Dayan, A., 2015108 Abbreviation for Journals and SeriesState of certainty: Archaeologicaly definitive General descriptionState of preservation/which parts were uncovered: The hermit's cave was surveyed. It is located near a large, ashlar built structure that was excavated in 1944 but not published. Remains of a structure and a baptismal font with an inscription mentioning Sophronia and Barichia found nearby, suggest a public building- perhaps a church. Some burial caves were also found in the vicinity. The connection between the hermitage and the other elements at the site is not clear. General descriptionChurche/s: A church is located nearby. The church was paved with a polychrome mosaic pavement and architectural elements were found at the site. Burials: Some burial caves were located in the vicinity but there is no known connection between the burials and the cave. Cave/s: The hermitage is a long and narrow east-west orientated rock carved cave, in a north facing scarp, measuring some 30 m long. Windows were carved into the northern wall and recesses or niches were carved into the walls in several places as well as several crosses. The entrance is on its eastern side. Water installations: A hewn pool was located near the cell. Small finds Detailed descriptionDimensions: Size class Small ComponentsMonastery church: Church typeDiakonikonLink to church sectionChurch location unknownGround floor Dwelling type: cavesInscribed crosses Architectural evolutionPhase 1 Abandonment Phase dateCentury: Early Christian / Byzantine Phase dateCentury: Unknown
