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dc.contributorThomas Mason Opticianen_IE
dc.contributor.authorThomas Mason Opticianen_IE
dc.contributor.otherSouth Dublin Libraries Local Studiesen_IE
dc.coverage.spatialInternationalen_IE
dc.coverage.temporal2016-11-25en_IE
dc.date.accessioned2016-12-06T03:00:33Z-
dc.date.available2016-12-06T03:00:33Z-
dc.date.issued1910en_IE
dc.identifier.otherwm_046_Convent of Mar Saba Wilderness of Engedi.jpg
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10599/11777-
dc.descriptionSlide 46: one of a collection of lantern slides shown at Clondalkin branch library c 1910. Description given in booklet: Shortly after leaving Jerusalem the scenery becomes wild and desolate, and in course of time we come to the Convent of Mar Saba, in the Wilderness of Engedi. It stands on the edge of the gorge of the Kedron, near its entrance into the Dead Sea. This gorge is here from 1000 to 1200 feet deep and the rocky sides are almost precipitous. Looked at from beneath, part of the Convent buildings are seen to be literally clamped to the perpendicular walls of rock, and hang perilously over the abyss. Other portions of the edifice are constructed in chambers cut out of the mountain side. The land side of the monastery is enclosed by a wall of great thickness, through the massive gateway of which no one is admitted unless vouched for by the Greek Patriarch at Jerusalem. The buildings occupy the site of the “laura” or anchorite's cell, inhabited by St. Saba, a noted monk of the fifth century.en_IE
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dc.language.isoEnglishen_IE
dc.publisherThomas Mason Optician, 5-6 Dame St Dublin.en_IE
dc.relationHoly Land Collectionen_IE
dc.rightsIf you wish to reproduce this image please contact South Dublin Libraries Local Studies, County Library, Tallaght, or e-mail localstudies@sdublincoco.ie.en_IE
dc.sourceglass slideen_IE
dc.subjectClondalkin Branch Libraryen_IE
dc.subjectlantern slideen_IE
dc.subjectHoly Landen_IE
dc.title46-Convent of Mar Saba, Wilderness of Engedi.en_IE
dc.typeImageen_IE
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dc.coverage.latitude31.704939en_IE
dc.coverage.longitude35.331314en_IE
dc.rights.allowmp3downloadYesen_IE
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The Holy Land: a reading; a description of a series of lantern slides

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