Monastery of the Cross
The Monastery of the Cross is an Eastern Orthodox monastery near the Nayot neighborhood of Jerusalem. It is located in the Valley of the Cross, below the Israel Museum and the Knesset.- 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 The National Library.
Israel Museum
Museum
The Israel Museum is an art and archaeology museum in Jerusalem. It was established in 1965 as Israel's largest and foremost cultural institution, and an encyclopedic museum. Israel Museum is situated 470 metres west of Monastery of the Cross.
The National Library
Library
The National Library of Israel, formerly Jewish National and University Library, is the library dedicated to collecting the cultural treasures of Israel and of Jewish heritage. The National Library is situated 710 metres northwest of Monastery of the Cross.
Bible Lands Museum
Museum
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kiryat Shmuel and Rehavia.
Kiryat Shmuel
Suburb
Kiryat Shmuel is a neighborhood in central Jerusalem founded in 1926. It is named for Rabbi Shmuel Salant, the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem in 1878–1909. Kiryat Shmuel is located between Rehavia and Katamon.
Rehavia
Suburb
Nayot
Suburb
Nayot is a neighborhood in south-central Jerusalem 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
- Categories: castle, building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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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
OpenStreetMap feature
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OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=greek_orthodox
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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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