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Excavations start on Palestine’s oldest monastery

St. Hilarion Monastery, named after the first monk in Palestine, gets international funding for a project that would enable its restoration in a two-year-long project.

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A worker walks on scaffolding at the archaeological site of the St. Hilarion Monastery, one of the largest Christian monasteries in the Middle East, central Gaza Strip, March 19, 2013. — MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images

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