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.

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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.

Orthodox Church of Jerusalem administersInstitution Monastery of Saint Sabas (Mar Saba)
Jerome associatedWith Monastery of Saint Sabas (Mar Saba)
this entity surface form: Bethlehem monastery
Judean Desert contains Monastery of Saint Sabas (Mar Saba)
this entity surface form: Mar Saba Monastery
John of Damascus deathPlace Monastery of Saint Sabas (Mar Saba)
this entity surface form: Mar Saba Monastery
John of Damascus associatedWith Monastery of Saint Sabas (Mar Saba)
this entity surface form: Mar Saba Monastery
Hieronymus associatedWith Monastery of Saint Sabas (Mar Saba)
this entity surface form: Bethlehem monastery