These kind of monastries are built in Roman Era where Christianity just begun so it wasnt accepted in Rome as a religion so any christians would be hunted down by Romans,
The monastries are hidden in mountains to hide the monks and christians from Romans
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These kind of monastries are built in Roman Era where Christianity just begun so it wasnt accepted in Rome as a religion so any christians would be hunted down by Romans,
The monastries are hidden in mountains to hide the monks and christians from Romans