The nun who lived in chains: First-ever evidence of extreme asceticism found near Jerusalem
Asceticism is the practice of denial of physical or psychological desires in order to attain a spiritual ideal or goal, often ...
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1,500-year-old skeleton found in chains in Jerusalem was a female 'extreme ascetic'
Rather, the chains were used by the person during life to limit mobility as a part of a religious ascetic lifestyle. Initially, the Israel Antiquities Authority, which oversaw the dig, reported that ...
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Chained-Up Nun’s Skeleton Confirms Byzantine Women Practiced Extreme Self-Torture
A skeleton that was found shackled with thick mental chains and weighed down with iron plates has turned out to be female, ...
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Suspect nabbed after tourist robbed of US $10,000 gold chain
The suspects attacked the women, and a violent struggle ensued. One of the women was robbed of a byzantine gold chain valued ...
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1,500-year-old skeleton found in chains in Jerusalem was a female 'extreme ascetic'
Not far from Jerusalem, archaeologists have discovered the fifth-century burial of a person wrapped in heavy metal chains. But the Byzantine-era grave held another surprise: The person who had ...