Hermitage of Natufa, in Galilee: ascetic life as in the first centuries of the Church

The hermitage of Natufa monastery is located on the top of Mount Hazwa in Galilee, be-tween the mountains of Carmel and the Mount of Beatitudes. The monastery was found-ed by Father Jacob, of Dutch origin, and within it there is a reserved and austere life, similar to the ascetic life of the early centuries of the Church.