Monastery of the Cross

The Monastery of the Cross is an Eastern Orthodox monastery near the neighborhood of . It is located in the Valley of the Cross, below the and the Knesset.
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  • Greek Orthodox church
  • …lies at an elevation of 748 metres (2,454 feet)
  • …is also known as “Monastery of the Holy Cross”
  • Description: Monastery in Jerusalem, Israel
  • Address: Jerusalem

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Israel Museum and The National Library.
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The is an art and archaeology museum in . is situated 470 metres west of Monastery of the Cross.
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of Israel, formerly Jewish… is situated 710 metres northwest of Monastery of the Cross.
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The is an archaeological museum… is situated 640 metres northwest of Monastery of the Cross.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kiryat Shmuel and Rehavia.
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is a neighborhood in central founded in 1926.
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or Rechavia is an upscale neighbourhood in .
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is a neighborhood in south-central …

Monastery of the Cross

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Latitude
31.77202° or 31° 46′ 19″ north
Longitude
35.20825° or 35° 12′ 30″ east
Open location code
8G3QQ6C5+R7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 20216954
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­greek_orthodox
Geo­Names ID
8183205
Wiki­data ID
Q1787112

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Monastery of the Cross” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دير الصليب المقدس”
  • Arabic: “دير الصليب”
  • Armenian: “Խաչի վանք”
  • Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs Xaç monastırı”
  • Azerbaijani: “Xaç Monstrı”
  • Belarusian: “манастыр Крыжа”
  • Belarusian: “манастыр Сьвятога Крыжа”
  • Croatian: “Manastir Časnog Križa”
  • Dutch: “Monastery of the Cross”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “دير الصليب”
  • Esperanto: “Monaĥejo de la Kruco”
  • French: “monastère de la Croix”
  • French: “Monastère de la Croix”
  • Georgian: “ჯვრის მონასტერი”
  • German: “Kreuzkloster”
  • Greek: “Ιερά Μονή Τιμίου Σταυρού”
  • Greek: “Ιερά Μονή του Τιμίου Σταυρού στὰ Ἱεροσόλυμα”
  • Greek: “Μοναστήρι του Σταυρού”
  • Hebrew: “מנזר המצלבה”
  • Hungarian: “Kereszt kolostor”
  • Hungarian: “Kereszt monostor”
  • Hungarian: “Szent Kereszt kolostor”
  • Hungarian: “Szent Kereszt monostor”
  • Japanese: “十字架の修道院”
  • Latin: “Monasterium Crucis Hierosolymitanum”
  • Macedonian: “Манастир на крстот”
  • Mingrelian: “ჯვარიშ მონასტერი”
  • Persian: “صومعه صلیب”
  • Polish: “Klasztor Świętego Krzyża”
  • Polish: “Monaster Krzyża w Jerozolimie”
  • Romanian: “Mănăstirea Ortodoxă Greacă a „Sfintei Cruci” din Ierusalim”
  • Romanian: “Mănăstirea Sfintei Cruci din Ierusalim”
  • Russian: “Монастырь Святого Креста”
  • Serbian: “Манастир Часнога Крста”
  • Slovenian: “Samostan Križa”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio de la Cruz”
  • Turkish: “Kutsal Haç Manastırı”
  • Ukrainian: “Монастир Хреста”
  • Western Frisian: “Kleaster fan it Krús (Jeruzalim)”
  • Western Frisian: “Kleaster fan it Krús”

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