Inscription dated 1419 in the name of Emir Sayf Ed-Dawleh
Description
This Arabic inscription above the interior door of the monastery was erected in the year 1419 and in it the Emir Sayf Ed-Dawleh pledges to defend all pilgrims to the shrine from attack.
Creator
Emma Loosley
Date
2001-07-01/2001-07-31
Contributor
Emma Loosley
Rights
Metadata and all media released under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA International licence unless otherwise indicated
In this picture of the entrance to the monastery hand prints can be seen over the lintel. These were made by people making a vow to the saint and sacrificing an animal (goat or sheep) at the site and leaving a bloody handprint over the entrance to seal the prayer.
Creator
Emma Loosley
Date
2001-07-01/2001-07-31
Contributor
Emma Loosley
Rights
Metadata and all media released under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA International licence unless otherwise indicated
These pictures show the cloister after it was re-rendered - including a detail of the monastery entrance. This is contrasted with the north side of the cloister, where the render has not yet been renewed.
Creator
Emma Loosley
Date
2004-09-02
Contributor
Niall Finneran
Rights
Metadata and all media released under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA International licence unless otherwise indicated
This view shows the sarcophagus in the foreground and looks east to a plastered iconostasis and steps up to the sanctuary. Beyond that is the chamber where the sick are believed to have stayed for three days and three nights and prayed for a cure.
Creator
Emma Loosley
Date
2004-09-02
Contributor
Niall Finneran
Rights
Metadata and all media released under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA International licence unless otherwise indicated
View over excavated church with stone arches in the foreground
Description
These views north and north west over the church show how the arcade excavated to the east of the church seems to have originally been part of a larger church building.
Creator
Emma Loosley
Date
2004-09-02
Contributor
Niall Finneran
Rights
Metadata and all media released under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA International licence unless otherwise indicated