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The earliest monastery was constructed by the Byzantines in the 6th century CE above the cave traditionally said to be that where Jesus spent forty days and forty nights fasting and meditating during the temptation of Satan, [1] [2] about three kilometers northwest of Jericho. The monastery receives its name from the mountain which the early ...
Mount of Temptation, in Palestinian Arabic Jebel Quruntul (Arabic: جبل لقرنطل), is a mountain over the city of Jericho in the West Bank, in the State of Palestine; ancient Christian tradition identifies it as the location of the temptation of Jesus described in the New Testament Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, in which it is said that, from "a high place", the Devil offered Jesus ...
Monastery of Mount Sarantario (of Temptation), Jericho [34] Monastery of Martha and Maria (nunnery/convent); in Bethany [34] Monastery of the Twelve Apostles; in Tiberias [34] Monastery of Abba Gerasimos of the Jordan [34] Monastery of Abba Theodosius the Cenobiarch; [34] Judaean desert near Bethlehem; Monastery of Jacob's Well in Samaria; in ...
Along the Mississippi river bordering the state of Illinois is Dubuque, Iowa. There, the Catholic sisters of the Mississippi Abbey start their day with prayers — a large part of their ministry.
Monastery name (COMPULSORY) Name in local language. If more than one, separate using {{plainlist}} ISO 639-2 code e.g. "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} instead Image of the monastery Alternative text for the image Caption for the image Full name or dedication of the monastery Any alternate names by which the monastery is known The order of monks or nuns which the monastery ...
Founded from the Cistercian monastery of Nazareth in Belgium. Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbey: Nuns (Trappist) 1964 Dubuque, Iowa: Daughter-house of Mt. St. Mary Abbey in Wrentham, Massachusetts. Santa Rita Abbey: Nuns (Trappist) 1972 Sonoita, Arizona: Our Lady of the Angels Monastery: Nuns (Trappist) 1987 Crozet, Virginia
Jerico in Chickasaw County, Iowa, in 1903. A post office was established at Jerico in 1886, and remained in operation until 1908. [2] Jerico was platted in Section 34 of Jacksonville Township, in the north-central part of the township. [3] Jerico Lutheran Church was founded in 1867 by Norwegian settlers in Jerico, under Reverend U.V. Koren.
A lavra or laura (Greek: Λαύρα; Cyrillic: Ла́вра) is a type of monastery consisting of a cluster of cells or caves for hermits, with a church and sometimes a refectory at the center. Lavra monasteries operate within the Orthodox and other Eastern Christian traditions; the name is also used by some Catholic communities.