Monastery of Saint Sabas (Mar Saba)

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The Monastery of Saint Sabas (Mar Saba) is an ancient Eastern Orthodox monastic complex in the Judean Desert near Bethlehem, renowned as one of the oldest continuously inhabited monasteries in the Christian world.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian pilgrimage site
Eastern Orthodox monastery
monastic complex
associatedWith Byzantine monasticism
Palestinian monasticism
Typikon of Saint Sabbas
development of the Jerusalem liturgical tradition
category Byzantine monastic sites
Christian monasteries in the West Bank
Greek Orthodox monasteries
country State of Palestine
dedicatedTo Saint Sabbas the Sanctified NERFINISHED
followsRite Byzantine Rite NERFINISHED
foundedBy Saint Sabbas the Sanctified
foundedIn 5th century
circa 483
founder Saint Sabbas the Sanctified
governedBy Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem NERFINISHED
hasFeature caves used as hermit cells
central church
fortified walls
monastic cells
towers
hasRelicsOf Saint Sabbas the Sanctified NERFINISHED
heritage one of the oldest continuously inhabited monasteries in the Christian world
one of the oldest continuously inhabited monasteries in the world
historicalEra Byzantine Empire
locatedEastOf Bethlehem
locatedIn Judean Desert
Palestine NERFINISHED
West Bank NERFINISHED
locatedNear Bethlehem
locatedOn Kidron Valley
locatedSoutheastOf Jerusalem NERFINISHED
monasticTradition cenobitic
lavra
namedAfter Saint Sabbas the Sanctified NERFINISHED
notableFor continuous monastic presence since late antiquity
influence on Orthodox liturgical tradition
remote desert location
strict monastic discipline
overlooks Kidron Valley NERFINISHED
primaryLanguageOfLiturgy Greek
religiousAffiliation Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED
Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem
survived Arab conquest
Crusader period
Ottoman period
Persian invasions
tradition women are traditionally not admitted inside the main monastery complex

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Jerome ("Bethlehem monastery")
John of Damascus ("Mar Saba Monastery")
associatedWith
Orthodox Church of Jerusalem
administersInstitution
Judean Desert ("Mar Saba Monastery")
contains
John of Damascus ("Mar Saba Monastery")
deathPlace

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