Monastery of Saint George of Choziba - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Monastery of Saint George of Choziba - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Monastery of Saint George of Choziba (, ), also known as Monastery of Choziba (or Hoziba) or Mar Jaris, is a monastery located in Wadi Qelt in Area C of the eastern West Bank, in the Jericho Governorate of the State of Palestine. The cliff-hanging complex, which emerged from a lavra established in the 420s and reorganised as a monastery around AD 500, with its ancient chapel and irrigated gardens, is active and inhabited by Greek Orthodox monks. It houses the relics of Saint George of Choziba, after whom the monastery is named, as well as the relics of Saint John of Choziba (420/450-520/530) and those of (1913-1960) Read more on Wikipedia
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