I think these are some of the most beautiful monasteries. Hidden in the mountains, so close to the sky, they are quiet shelters far far away from secular society. No matter the religion, these isolated wonders remain an expression of pure faith and peace beyond time and space. Some of them are still inhabited, others, forgotten will become dust with time. St George Monastery, Wadi Qilt, Israel The monastery, originally dedicated to the Virgin, was founded about 480. It flourished in the sixth ...