• 03/12/2025

The nun who lived in chains: First-ever evidence of extreme asceticism found near Jerusalem

Jerusalem Post

 A drone view shows conservation work at a winepress that was discovered, according to the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), at the site of a large monastery from the Byzantine period, near Kiryat Gat, Israel, January 6, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/AMIR COHEN)
Asceticism is the practice of denial of physical or psychological desires in order to attain a spiritual ideal or goal, often self-inflicted.

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-845470