
And goats too.
They have some camels and donkeys, as well; oh, and aviaries and a talking parrot.
In short, a good place to find photos for Camera Critters meme.

The Arabic name for the monastery is Deir Hajleh [literally, the monastery of the partridge].
The Arabic comes from the Hebrew name of the town that was here back in biblical days, Beth-Hogla [literally, house of the partridge].
The Book of Joshua 18:19-21 says " Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, and Beth-hoglah, and . . . "


His hard work and vision have turned the place into a beautiful oasis.
The kind monk is known as a holy man and pilgrims come from near and far to seek his blessing.

He is Yarden, or Jordanes, who became the faithful pet of St. Gerasimus after the monk saved him from injury.
But that story will come soon in a post of its own.
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I think it is unusual for a monastery to have more animals than people.
At last count there were six monks and five novices, plus some volunteers mostly from Greece and Cyprus.
I wish I could live there as a volunteer for a time. It is a very special place.
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Beautiful captures Dina.
ReplyDeleteRoses and Bunnies, please come and see. Your comment will be greatly appreciated. Have a lovely weekend!
Reads to be a kind of universe of its own. Thank you much for this journey and escape. Please have a good Sunday.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a beautiful, peaceful place.
ReplyDeleteNow there is a monastery that I would like to be at :-)
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We just visited a monastery in Rome, but they only got monks...
ReplyDeleteThe monastery looks fantastic! Cute partrige. :-)
ReplyDeletewhat a beautiful and solemn place and cute animals too :-) Dropping by from Camera Critters
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