Jerusalem (Extra mural) - Greek church

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Monastery name, type, category

Site Name:

Jerusalem (Extra mural)

Monastery name:

Greek church

Monastery type:

Cenobium

Monastery category:

Para Urban

Source of sacredness:

New Testament site

Location

Coordinates, ITM system:

222,691.00

631,933.00

Coordinates, ICS system:

172,687.00

131,932.00

Geographical region:

Jerusalem (extra-mural)

Provincial affiliation:

Palaestina I

Bishopric:

Jerusalem

Topographical location:

Valley

Distance from nearest bishop-seat:

ca. 0.3 km.(Jerusalem)

Distance from nearest settlement:

ca. 0.3 km (Jerusalem)

Distance from Roman roads:

ca. 1 km

Source of knowledge

Literary sources

Archaeological remains

Excavated site

Bibliograpy:

Sapiro, C., 1974	25
Ovadiah, A. and De Silva, C. G., 1981	221
Schick, R., 1995	356
Kloner, A., 2001	170
Magen, Y. and Kagan, E. D., 2012	46

Abbreviation for Journals and Series

State of certainty:

Uncertain / Questionable

General description

State of preservation/which parts were uncovered:

According to the excavator, scattered architectural remains belonged to a Byzantine basilica. The only remais that were excavated were dated to the Crusader period.

Small finds

Detailed description

Components

Architectural evolution

Phase 1
Abandonment

General outline:

If the site at the foot of the Mt. of Olives was indeed a monastery, it was probably founded sometime in the fifth or sixth century CE, although an earlier date is not to be discounted.

Phase date

Century:

Early Christian / Byzantine

General outline:

The monastery is apparently known from literary sources to have continued to exist up to the Crusader period (Schick 1995: 356).

Phase date

Century:

12th c.

Post Arab conquest history:

Still in use