Mar Elias Monastery

Mar Elias Monastery is a Greek Orthodox monastery in south Jerusalem, on a hill overlooking and , near Hebron Road.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: in East Jerusalem
  • Also known as: “Mar Elias”, “Mar Elyas”, “Mar Ilyas”, “Mār Ilyās”, and “Mār Ilyās Monastery”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kathisma and Har Hamor Yeshiva.

Archaeological site
The Church of the Seat of Mary, Church of the or Old being the name mostly used in literature, was a 5th-century Byzantine church in the , located between and in , on what is today known as Hebron Road. is situated 520 metres north of Mar Elias Monastery.

Synagogue
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Yeshivat Har Hamor; is a Religious Zionist yeshiva in , , founded in 1997 as an offshoot of Yeshivat . The president of the yeshiva is Rabbi Zvi Thau, and the Rosh yeshiva - head of the yeshiva - is Rabbi Amiel Sternberg. is situated 1 km southeast of Mar Elias Monastery.

Place of worship
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Rachel's Tomb is a site revered as the burial place of the Biblical matriarch Rachel. The site is also referred to as the Bilal bin Rabah mosque. The tomb is held in esteem by Jews, Christians, and Muslims. is situated 2 km southwest of Mar Elias Monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Givat Hamatos and Ramat Rahel.

Suburb
is a planned Israeli settlement in . It encompasses an area of 170 dunams. It is bordered by in the north, in the south, and in the west.

Village
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Ramat Rachel is a kibbutz located in central . An enclave within Jerusalem's municipal boundaries, near the neighborhoods and , and overlooking and , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.

Suburb
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is a Palestinian town along the Green Line, with the vast majority of its territory in and some northern parts in .

Mar Elias Monastery

Latitude
31.73472° or 31° 44′ 5″ north
Longitude
35.21115° or 35° 12′ 40″ east
Elevation
801 metres (2,628 feet)
Open location code
8G3QP6M6+VF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 296699691
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Geo­Names ID
282869
Wiki­data ID
Q3320171
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Mar Elias Monastery” goes by many names.

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