Kafr Malik - Church
Church Name, type, function
Site Name:
Kafr Malik
Identification:
Some scholars identify the site as Bemeselis mentioned in Josephus.
Church name:
Church
Functional Type:
Unknown
Church type:
Unknown
Location
Coordinates, ITM system:
229.35
655.24
Coordinates, ICS system:
179.35
1,155.20
Geographical region:
Samaria Hills
Topographical location:
On a hill.
Distance from nearest bishop-seat:
ca. 25 km northeast of Jerusalem.
Distance from nearest settlement:
ca. 4.5 km southeast of Mazra'a esh-Sharqiya.
Provincial affiliation:
Palaestina I
Bishopric:
Jerusalem
Source of knowledge
Archaeological remains
General description
State of preservation/which parts were uncovered:
Ashlar-built structure under the village mosque, columns and Doric capitals. Guérin suggests, regarding some of the columns and capitals, that they originally belonged to a pagan structure, and were later integrated into a church.
Description
Small finds
Small finds illustrative material:
Detailed description
Structure
Materials applied (walls):
Limestone
Capital types:
Doric
Corinthian
Architectural Evolution
| Phase no. | Century |
|---|---|
Phase 1 | Early Christian / Byzantine |
Abandonment | Unknown |