Israel
Laura of Euthymius
Israel
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The Laura of Euthymius is a Byzantine monastic settlement founded by Saint Euthymius the Great in 420 in the Judaean desert of what is now Israel. Organized as a lavra—a dispersed monastic community typical of early Christian monasticism—it functioned as a spiritual center until its final abandonment in the 13th century, when it was subsequently converted into a caravanserai known as Khan el-Ahmar, the Red Caravanserai. The ruins remain visible south of the modern Jerusalem-Jericho highway in the West Bank, standing as a testament to the region's layered religious and commercial history.
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- Built
- Type
- monastery, protected area
- Place
- Israel
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