The Christian Monastery of Mar Saba

Translation/Interpretation/Caption Text:
Excerpt from the book "Before their Diaspora" by Walid Khalidi:
"The Christian monastery of Mar Saba, commemorating a Byzantine ascetic of this name who died in A.D. 531. The monastery is located in the wilderness southeast of Jerusalem. Mar is the Arabic word for "saint". Many Palestinian Muslim shrines honor Hebrew prophets and Christian saints."


 

Artist/Designer/Photographer:
Anis Hamadeh

Language:
English

Year: 
2007

Publisher:
Self-published by artist(s)

Published in:
Belgium

Collection:
Before Their Diaspora

 

 

Source/Credit/Provenance:
Purchased by Liberation Graphics

Number of duplicates:
0

Related links:
Anis Hamadeh's web site

Iconography:
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