These pictures show the small room located at the east end of the 1938 church underneath the sanctuary. This is where local informants remember there being a small chamber for sick people to stay for three days in the hope of being cured by the saint.
Creator
Emma Loosley
Date of Visit
2nd September 2004
Contributor
Niall Finneran
Rights
Metadata and all media released under Creative Commons
unless otherwise indicated
Type
Archaeological Site
Tags
Archaeological Excavation, Archaeology, Church, Dayr Mar Elian, Dayr Mar Elian Archaeological Project, Mar Elian, Mar Elian esh-Sharqi, Qaryatayn, Syria, Syrian Civil War
Collection
The Dayr Mar Elian Archaeological Project (DMEAP)
Citation
Emma Loosley, “Views of the room uncovered beneath the east end of the 1938 church,” Architecture and Asceticism, accessed April 23, 2024, https://architectureandasceticism.exeter.ac.uk/items/show/494.