14572 - Ed-Daheriya - Church

There are no architectural certain remains of the church, but only separate members. Probably, the monumental building in the northern part of the settlement might be the church. It was revealed during the latest survey of H. Shkolnik and S. Tarkhanova (2018). The remains include monumental walls, preserved to one-three coarses. The ashlars are large and well-carved. The direction of the building is probably to the east. Also the elongated stones, probably, lintels, and several cornice blocks were revealed on the site. Dr. Krafft (cited in Mader 1918: 221) surveyed the mosaic floor of the church. But afterwards it was lost/destroyed. For the moment various architectural members, inserted into the walls of the late Arab houses might be seen. Dwellers said that most of them were removed from the external to the internal walls of the houses. Some of them are neutral in their style and might be derived from any monumental building. But the significant quantity of members has ecclesiastical character and style, so that the existence of church is surely confirmed (and probably even not the only one church, but several). The details include: columns and bases, a Corinthian capital adorned with a cross, different lintels, including one with the remains of the Greek inscription (see architectural members description), decorative stones, marble chancel screen.