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bore the Tree, that yielded the Timber that made the Cross. Under the high Altar you are shown a hole in the ground where the stump of the Tree stood, After our return, we were invited into the
Convent, to have our feet washed. A ceremony performed to each Pilgrim by the Father Guardian himself. The whole society stands round singing some Latin Hymns, and when he has done, every
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Convent of the Greeks, taking its name from the holy Cross. This convent is very neat in its structure, and in its situation delightful. But that which most deserves to be noted in it, is the reason for its name, and foundation. It is because here is the Earth, that nourished the Root, that
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Sanctae elucidatio in qua pleraque ad veterem & praesentem eiusdem terrae statum spectantia accuratรจ explicantur, varij errores refelluntur, veritas fideliter exacteque discutitur ac comprobatur. ... Auctore Fr. Francisco Quaresmio Laudensi, ordinis Minorum
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on a column inside the church was defaced by unknown individuals. It is the only extant medieval portrait of
Rustaveli. The face and part of the accompanying inscription were scratched out. Georgia officially complained to Israel after the incident. The fresco was restored by Israeli specialists,
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described it: "...we came to fair church, adjoining which is a small monastery, wherein dwell
Georgian monks with their wives. When we entered into the church, we were led up to the high altar, which is said to stand on the very spot where grew the tree of the holy cross."
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after the conversion of his kingdom to
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The fortified monastery comprises a church and living quarters. The church contains ancient murals and inside a side chapel one can see a hole in the ground where, according to tradition, the tree once grew from which the Holy Cross was fashioned.
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described it as: "beautiful and spacious, paved with mosaic work and embellished with various Greek pictures. Moreover, the monastery is now indeed large, fortified and commodious; but formerly it was much larger, as its ruins demonstrate."
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The monastery has been the target of repeated acts of vandalism. On
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It is believed that the site was originally consecrated in the fourth century under the instruction of the Roman emperor
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comes in order, and kisses the feet of the Pilgrim: all this was performed with great order, and solemnity."
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793:"Jerusalem Latin patriarch 'dismayed' at holy site attacks"
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A Journey from Aleppo to Jerusalem: At Easter, A. D. 1697
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The monastery before 1853, when the bell tower was added
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Georgia's new ambassador to Israel bears a heavy cross
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Christian monasteries established in the 11th century
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A description of the East, and some other countries
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833:. Vol. 1. London: Palestine Exploration Fund.
384:in 1685. It is currently occupied by monks of the
849:Felix Fabri (circa 1480โ1483 A.D.) vol II, part I
510:Visitors can also access a museum and gift shop.
19:For other monasteries named after the cross, see
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801:. Agence France-Presse. 2012-12-21
710:The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium
704:Alexander P. Kazhdan, ed. (1991).
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142:The church in the monastery
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609:Moudjir ed-dyn, 1876, pp.
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35:ุฏูุฑ ุงูุตููุจ / Deir as-Salib
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767:"The price of vandalism"
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722:(subscription required)
560:Sylvester Saller &
373:Due to heavy debt, the
204:. It is located in the
61:Eastern Orthodox Church
3163:Monastery of the Cross
2244:Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
1190:Akhali Atoni Monastery
1109:Monastery of the Cross
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798:The Weekend Australian
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989:theologo, ... Tomus 1
690:Maundrell, 1703, pp.
575:, first published in
520:Nikoloz Cholokashvili
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367:Franciscus Quaresmius
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292:Prochorus the Iberian
255:Constantine the Great
176:ฮฮฟฮฝฮฑฯฯฮฎฯฮน ฯฮฟฯ
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460:Mikhail Saakashvili
344:In the early 1480s
325:, who had recently
302:The remains of the
278:Early Muslim period
206:Valley of the Cross
196:monastery near the
109: /
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1584:David Gareja Lavra
772:The Jerusalem Post
663:Pringle, 1998, p.
622:Pringle, 1998, p.
571:2015-09-23 at the
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495:Description, visit
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