The Kathisma church and monastery of Mary Theotokos on the Jerusalem-Bethlehem road :

Avner, Rina,

The Kathisma church and monastery of Mary Theotokos on the Jerusalem-Bethlehem road : final report of the 1992, 1997, 1999 and 2000 excavation seasons / Rina Avner with contributions by Donald T. Ariel, Ariel Berman, Leah Di Segni, Gerald Finkielsztejn, Yael Gorin-Rosen and Tamar Winter - Jerusalem : Israel Antiquities Authority, 2022. - ix, 321 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 27 cm. - IAA reports ; no. 69 . - IAA reports ; no. 69 .

"The unprecedented finds revealed in the Kathisma excavations constitute one of the most important, and unexpected, discoveries of Early Christian architecture in the Holy Land in recent decades. The site has attracted keen interest not only from the scholarly community, but also from the general public worldwide, and in particular from the general public worldwide, and in particular from religious Christians"--Preface

Includes bibliographical references

9789654067539 (paperback)


Excavations (Archaeology)--Israel
Christian antiquities--Israel
Church architecture--Israel

DS111.1, / A864 2022