Church/chapel Complete

ID: 273

Building type: chapel

Context:

church; monastery

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Description:

Within the monastery stood a modest two-storey structure adjacent to a stylite column. The ground floor served a liturgical function, whereas the upper level was used as living quarters. Briquel-Chatonnet, Desreumaux, and Khoury report that a Syriac inscription was discovered on a lintel, which they describe as belonging to a church; however, the designation of this small building—whether properly a church or a chapel—remains uncertain. For further reference: Peña, I., Castellana, P., Fernandez, R., 1975. Les stylites syriens, Milan, 87–100.