South Monastery Complete
ID: 230
Building type: church
Context:
church; monastery; monastic
Site:
Dayr Simʿān; Telanissos
Description:
Often designated the “South Monastery” or “South Convent,” the ensemble comprises a chapel, quarters intended for clergy, two hostelries, and an additional structure situated to the south whose purpose is uncertain—possibly another hostelry or a dwelling. Graffiti are present both on the interior and exterior surfaces of the chapel and on the walls of one of the inns. Plan based on: Butler, H. C. (ed.), 1920. Publications of the Princeton University Archaeological Expeditions to Syria in 1905–5 and 1909. Division II: Architecture, Section B: Northern Syria, Leiden, III 284. For further details, see: Butler, H. C. (ed.), 1920. Publications of the Princeton University Archaeological Expeditions to Syria in 1905–5 and 1909. Division II: Architecture, Section B: Northern Syria, Leiden, 267–270.