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Page 257
About nine A. M. we passed the convent of Miriam , ( Mary , ) situated at the top of
rocks apparently inaccessible , on the east bank . As we passed , we saw a man
swimming toward our boat . He was from the convent , and came to ask alms .
About nine A. M. we passed the convent of Miriam , ( Mary , ) situated at the top of
rocks apparently inaccessible , on the east bank . As we passed , we saw a man
swimming toward our boat . He was from the convent , and came to ask alms .
Page 285
The Catholics have one convent on the same mountain . The Greeks have twelve
here , and one near Zion gate . · The Armenians have three convents on Mount
Zion , a large one and a small one in the city , and another a little without Zion ...
The Catholics have one convent on the same mountain . The Greeks have twelve
here , and one near Zion gate . · The Armenians have three convents on Mount
Zion , a large one and a small one in the city , and another a little without Zion ...
Page 305
After riding three hours , he stopped for the night at the convent of St. Saba . The
road lay along the side of a hill , below which was a ravine several hundred feet
deep , the sides of which were steeper than the roof of a house . In the sides of ...
After riding three hours , he stopped for the night at the convent of St. Saba . The
road lay along the side of a hill , below which was a ravine several hundred feet
deep , the sides of which were steeper than the roof of a house . In the sides of ...
Page 325
From Bekoorka we proceeded a little E. of N. along the side and over the summit
of a very rocky mountain , by an excessively bad road , and in an hour arrived at
Arissa , a convent belonging to the Catholic missions of Terra Santa .
From Bekoorka we proceeded a little E. of N. along the side and over the summit
of a very rocky mountain , by an excessively bad road , and in an hour arrived at
Arissa , a convent belonging to the Catholic missions of Terra Santa .
Page 341
Sought lodgings in the Catholic convent , and were very civilly received , though
we carried a letter to the Superior from a priest at Nazareth , which informed him
that we were missionaries , and were going about preaching and distributing the
...
Sought lodgings in the Catholic convent , and were very civilly received , though
we carried a letter to the Superior from a priest at Nazareth , which informed him
that we were missionaries , and were going about preaching and distributing the
...
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| Title | Memoir of the Rev. Pliny Fisk, A.M.: Late Missionary to Palestine |
| Authors | Alvan Bond, Pliny Fisk |
| Publisher | Crocker and Brewster, 1828 |
| Original from | The British Library |
| Digitized | 14 Aug 2014 |
| Length | 437 pages |
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