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WEST BANK GREEK ORTHODOX MONASTERY
epa02500461 A photograph released on 18 Decembek shows a Greek Orthodox monk sitting in the sun on a terrace in the Mar Saba monastery, situated in the Kidron Valley east of the West Bank town of Bethlehem, on 17 December 2010. The monastery, also known as Great Lavra of St. Sabbas the Sanctified was founded in the year 483 by Saint Sabas of Cappadocia, and is considered one of the oldest in habited monasteries in the world. The monastery has 16 monks from around the world who pray eight times per day and live without electricity or telephones. Women are only allowed to enter into one of the building, called the Women's Tower, in the entire monastery. EPA/ABIR SULTAN ISRAEL OUT
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ISRAEL OUT
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Rights Managed
Erstellungsdatum
20101217
Ort
BETHLEHEM
Credit
KEYSTONE
Source
EPA
Byline
ABIR SULTAN
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4096 x 2732 px
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