Fortunately the monastery survived and, after the war ended, the monks returned to the town and started its reconstruction.

Only 68 buildings and two monasteries survived.

The monastery has survived turbulent upheaval, Turkish invasion, and, in the late 17th century, the all but complete abandonment of the island itself.

Of the old city, six Orthodox churches (one in a very ruined state), a bridge and a monastery survive.

Although attacked by the Vikings in 860 and 879, the monastery survived and recovered.

A monastery and a botanical garden survive from his era.

The monastery of Saint George, in Old Cairo still survives.

The monastery also survived numerous fires, the most important being recorded in 1547, 1551, 1687 and 1737.

The monastery survived intact during a time when Mongol invasions plagued the lands.

This monastery, known in his honour as Saint-Saëns, survived until the ninth century.