Monastery of the Holy Archangels
The Monastery of the Holy Archangels was founded and raised in 1312 in Jerusalem by Serbian King Milutin. It is located within the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem in the Holy Land, near the Church of the Holy Sepulcher and the Greek Patriarchate.Photo: Фото, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Monastery
- Description: church in Christian Quarter, Old City of Jerusalem
- Also known as: “Serbian Monastery of Holy Archangels” and “Serbian Monastery of Holy Archangels, Jerusalem”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of the Holy Sepulchre and Jaffa Gate.
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Church
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, also known as the Church of the Resurrection, is a fourth-century church in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. Church of the Holy Sepulchre is situated 170 metres southeast of Monastery of the Holy Archangels.
Jaffa Gate
City gate
Photo: Hreid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jaffa Gate is one of the seven main open gates of the Old City of Jerusalem. The name Jaffa Gate is currently used for both the historical Ottoman gate from 1538, and for the wide gap in the city wall adjacent to it to the south. Jaffa Gate is situated 280 metres south of Monastery of the Holy Archangels.
Damascus Gate
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Damascus Gate is one of the main Gates of the Old City of Jerusalem. It is located in the wall on the city's northwest side and connects to a highway leading out to Nablus, which in the Hebrew Bible was called Shechem or Sichem, and from there, in times… Damascus Gate is situated 350 metres northeast of Monastery of the Holy Archangels.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Christian Quarter and Jerusalem.
Christian Quarter
Neighborhood
Photo: Ghaly, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Christian Quarter is one of the four quarters of the walled Old City of Jerusalem, the other three being the Jewish Quarter, the Muslim Quarter and the Armenian Quarter.
Jerusalem
Photo: Aniacra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jerusalem is the largest city of Israel. Israel claims it as its capital and a few countries including the United States recognize that claim, but most other countries and the United Nations do not.
Old City
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Old City of Jerusalem is that part of Jerusalem surrounded by the impressive 16th-century Ottoman city walls and representing the heart of the city both historically and spiritually.
Monastery of the Holy Archangels
- Category: religion
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.77909° or 31° 46′ 45″ northLongitude
35.2282° or 35° 13′ 42″ eastElevation
795 metres (2,608 feet)Open location code
8G3QQ6HH+J7GeoNames ID
13608155Wikidata ID
Q109918363
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Serbian—“Monastery of the Holy Archangels” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دير رؤساء الملائكة الصرب في القدس”
- Serbian: “Манастир Светих архангела”
- Serbian: “Српски манастир светих Архангела у Јерусалиму”
- Serbian: “Српски манастир Светих архангела у Јерусалиму”
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