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.
Aliases (2)
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian pilgrimage site
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Eastern Orthodox monastery → monastic complex → |
| associatedWith |
Byzantine monasticism
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Palestinian monasticism → Typikon of Saint Sabbas → development of the Jerusalem liturgical tradition → |
| category |
Byzantine monastic sites
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Christian monasteries in the West Bank → Greek Orthodox monasteries → |
| country |
State of Palestine
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| dedicatedTo |
Saint Sabbas the Sanctified
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| followsRite |
Byzantine Rite
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| foundedBy |
Saint Sabbas the Sanctified
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| foundedIn |
5th century
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circa 483 → |
| founder |
Saint Sabbas the Sanctified
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| governedBy |
Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem
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| hasFeature |
caves used as hermit cells
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central church → fortified walls → monastic cells → towers → |
| hasRelicsOf |
Saint Sabbas the Sanctified
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| heritage |
one of the oldest continuously inhabited monasteries in the Christian world
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one of the oldest continuously inhabited monasteries in the world → |
| historicalEra |
Byzantine Empire
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| locatedEastOf |
Bethlehem
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| locatedIn |
Judean Desert
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Palestine NERFINISHED → West Bank NERFINISHED → |
| locatedNear |
Bethlehem
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| locatedOn |
Kidron Valley
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| locatedSoutheastOf |
Jerusalem
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| monasticTradition |
cenobitic
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lavra → |
| namedAfter |
Saint Sabbas the Sanctified
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| notableFor |
continuous monastic presence since late antiquity
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influence on Orthodox liturgical tradition → remote desert location → strict monastic discipline → |
| overlooks |
Kidron Valley
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| primaryLanguageOfLiturgy |
Greek
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| religiousAffiliation |
Eastern Orthodox Church
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Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem → |
| survived |
Arab conquest
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Crusader period → Ottoman period → Persian invasions → |
| tradition |
women are traditionally not admitted inside the main monastery complex
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Jerome
("Bethlehem monastery")
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John of Damascus ("Mar Saba Monastery") → |
associatedWith |
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Orthodox Church of Jerusalem
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administersInstitution |
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Judean Desert
("Mar Saba Monastery")
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contains |
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John of Damascus
("Mar Saba Monastery")
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deathPlace |