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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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Greek Orthodox
  • Description: Monastery in Jerusalem, Israel
  • Also known as: “Monastery of the Holy Cross”
  • Address: Jerusalem

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Israel Museum and Bible Lands Museum.

Museum
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The is an art and archaeology museum in . It was established in 1965 as 's largest and foremost cultural institution, and an encyclopedic museum. is situated 470 metres west of Monastery of the Cross.

Museum
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The is an archaeological museum in , that explores the culture of the peoples mentioned in the Bible including ancient Egyptians, Canaanites, Philistines, Arameans, Hittites, Elamites, Phoenicians, Persians and Jews. is situated 640 metres northwest of Monastery of the Cross.

College
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The Academy of the Hebrew Language was established by the government in 1953 as the "supreme institution for scholarship on the Hebrew language in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem of campus." Its stated aims are to assemble and research… is situated 1 km west of Monastery of the Cross.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kiryat Shmuel and Rehavia.

Suburb
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is a neighborhood in central founded in 1926. It is named for Rabbi Shmuel Salant, the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem in 1878–1909. is located between and .

Suburb
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or Rechavia is an upscale neighbourhood in . It is bordered by and to the north, and to the south, and the Valley of the Cross to the west.

Suburb
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is a neighborhood in south-central established in 1960 by a group of English-speaking immigrants. The neighborhood's population of 2,223 includes a mix of families, young children, and older adults.

Monastery of the Cross

Latitude
31.77202° or 31° 46′ 19″ north
Longitude
35.20825° or 35° 12′ 30″ east
Elevation
748 metres (2,454 feet)
Open location code
8G3QQ6C5+R7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 20216954
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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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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