St George of Koziba by wizardofnoz

Photography • Historical • posted on Jun 22, 2012

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In this photo I m answering a question by alida, in a previous post. Monastery of St. George of Koziba, in the Judean Desert is a monastery located in Wadi Qelt, in the eastern West Bank. The sixth-century cliff-hanging complex, with its ancient chapel and gardens, is active and inhabited by Greek Orthodox monks. It is reached by a pedestrian bridge across the Wadi Qelt. The monastery began in the fourth century with a few monks who sought the desert experiences of the prophets, and settled around a cave where they believed Elijah was fed by ravens (1 Kings 17:5-6). This Greek Orthodox monastery was built in the late 5th century A.D. by John of Thebes. He became a hermit and moved from Egypt to Syria Palaestina in 480 CE. The monastery was named St. George after the most famous monk who lived at the site – Gorgias of Koziba. He was born in Cyprus around 550 CE, but who spent much of his life at various lauras in the Judean Desert.