Bir al Hamam - Chapel

General description: 

A chapel and an annexed hall covered with mosaic floors with three Greek inscription.

History: 

The monastery seems to have been erecten in the 5th-6th c. The "Northern Room" of the ecclesiastical complex seems to be the original chapel, with an oratorium / diakonikn to its south and a square room that seems to have served as a skeuophylakion, attached to its south, near the SE corner. In Phase 2 the chapel ceased to function and entrances to the southern hall and to the square room were blocked. The southern hall became the new chapel, and the chancel screen with the altar were shifted to here. 

Abbreviation for Journals and Series

Decorations

Item number Location in the architectural complex View
1 Chapel View
2 Reunion Room View