Jerusalem: Monastic Relics Bound by Metal Chains Prompt Scholars to Reevaluate Byzantine Monasticism
Jerusalem, February 17, 2025 A recent archaeological discovery near Jerusalem has challenged the established scholarly understanding of ascetic practices in the Byzantine era. In a burial typically associated with male ascetics, researchers found remains of a woman wearing chains, prompting a reconsideration of women’s role in extreme religious traditions of the 5th century. The…
