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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mar Saba Monastery | 3 |
| Bethlehem monastery | 2 |
| Monastery of Saint Sabas (Mar Saba) canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian pilgrimage site
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox monastery ⓘ monastic complex ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Byzantine monasticism
ⓘ
Palestinian monasticism ⓘ Typikon ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ |
| followsRite | Byzantine Rite ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Saint Sabbas the Sanctified ⓘ |
| foundedIn |
5th century
ⓘ
circa 483 ⓘ |
| founder | Saint Sabbas the Sanctified ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Orthodox Church of Jerusalem
ⓘ
surface form:
Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem
|
| hasFeature |
caves used as hermit cells
ⓘ
central church ⓘ fortified walls ⓘ monastic cells ⓘ towers ⓘ |
| hasRelicsOf | Saint Sabbas the Sanctified ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ West Bank ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Bethlehem ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Kidron Valley ⓘ |
| locatedSoutheastOf | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| monasticTradition |
cenobitic
ⓘ
lavra ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint Sabbas the Sanctified ⓘ |
| notableFor |
continuous monastic presence since late antiquity
ⓘ
influence on Orthodox liturgical tradition ⓘ remote desert location ⓘ strict monastic discipline ⓘ |
| overlooks | Kidron Valley ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageOfLiturgy | Greek ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Orthodox Church of Jerusalem ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ |
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Subject: Monastery of Saint Sabas (Mar Saba) Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bethlehem monastery
this entity surface form:
Mar Saba Monastery
this entity surface form:
Mar Saba Monastery
this entity surface form:
Mar Saba Monastery
this entity surface form:
Bethlehem monastery