LEADER 03459nam 22004213 450 001 9910765441503321 005 20220408080209.0 010 $a965-406-754-4 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6946378 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6946378 035 $a(CKB)21469059200041 035 $a(OCoLC)1310338923 035 $a(EXLCZ)9921469059200041 100 $a20220408d2022 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Kathisma Church and Monastery of Mary Theotokos on the Jerusalem - Bethlehem Road $eFinal Report of the 1992, 1997, 1999 and 2000 Excavation Seasons 210 1$aJerusalem :$cIsrael Antiquities Authority,$d2022. 210 4$dİ2022. 215 $a1 online resource (334 pages) 311 08$aPrint version: Avner, Rina The Kathisma Church and Monastery of Mary Theotokos on the Jerusalem - Bethlehem Road Jerusalem : Israel Antiquities Authority,c2022 9789654067539 327 $aFront Matter -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: The Octagonal Church-Architecture and Stratigraphy -- Chapter 3: The Entrance Atria and the Monastery-Architeture and Stratigraphy -- Chapter 4: The Mosaic Floors -- Chapter 5: The Inscriptions -- Chapter 6: Architectural Elements and Liturgical Furniture -- Chapter 7: The Coins -- Chapter 8: The Pottery -- Chapter 9: The Glass Finds -- Chapter 10: The Kathisma Church in Its Historical Context in the Early Islamic Period -- Chapter 11: Summary and Discussion -- References -- Appendix 1: A Rhodian Stamped Amphora Handle from Kathisma -- Appendix 2: List of Selected Loci and Walls -- List of IAA Reports. 330 $aThis volume documents the excavations of the Kathisma church and monastery located on the ancient road from Jerusalem to Bethlehem. Kathisma is mentioned in Byzantine sources and pilgrimage itineraries, and identified as the holy place where Mary sat down to rest in her final stage of pregnancy before giving birth to Jesus. It played a role in the initial stages of Mary's worship and its influence is still felt today.The octagonal church, built in the fifth century CE, is one of the most important discoveries of Early Christian architecture in the Holy Land in recent decades. The size of the church and its architectural plan, based on three concentric octagons, attest to it being designed as a pilgrimage church that could accommodate large audiences. In the Umayyad period, the church served both Muslim and Christian worshippers, as indicated by a mi?rab installed in the southern part, and the cancelation of the main apse by an Umayyad building. The splendid mosaics from this period in the southern rooms testify to artistic and iconographic influences of the wall mosaics in the Dome of the Rock. The evidence for the existence of a mosque in the Kathisma church constitutes the only archaeological evidence known to date for the 'Covenants of 'Umar', which obliged Christians to relinquish areas in churches to Muslims. 606 $aAntiquities 615 0$aAntiquities. 676 $a933.4 700 $aAvner$b Rina$01450338 701 $aAU$01450339 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910765441503321 996 $aThe Kathisma Church and Monastery of Mary Theotokos on the Jerusalem - Bethlehem Road$93649509 997 $aUNINA