Dayr Sim'ān (Syria) (AFP) – Near the base of a column atop which Saint Simeon Stylites once perched, scattered stones lay bare the damage inflicted on the surrounding Byzantine monastery in northern ...

A Byzantine monastery with a colorful mosaic floor bearing a Greek inscription has been uncovered during work by the Israel Land Authority on a real estate development in Karmey Gat North. “This is ...

Archaeologists working in Upper Egypt have exposed a Byzantine-era monastery whose central church and surrounding walls carry Coptic inscriptions, a find that adds primary evidence to an ongoing ...

The remains of a 1,500-year-old monastery and church, complete with a colorful mosaic floor, have been unearthed in Israel. The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced that the Byzantine ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A worker from the Israel Antiquities Authority sprays water on a mosiac cross discovered during the excavation. The site includes ...

JNS.org – A Byzantine monastery with an intricate mosaic floor has been discovered in the northern part of Israel’s Negev Desert. The site was unearthed during preservation work by the Israel ...

Archaeologists from the Supreme Council of Antiquities, in the course of their systematic excavation work at the site known as “Al-Deir,” in the village of Al-Qarya in the center of the Sohag ...

Though the Byzantine Empire ended centuries ago, its architectural influence remains present today. Design Delta Architects (DDA) has recently constructed Australia’s first Byzantine-style monastery ...

With only 19 parishes in his eparchy, the new bishop of Holy Protection of Mary Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix, Artur Bubnevych, hopes the missionary character of his church will be a spiritual ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a significant Christian ...