Benedictine monastery in Abu Ghosh

The Benedictine monastery in Abu Ghosh, officially St Mary of the Resurrection Abbey, is a monastery run by the Olivetan Benedictine order in , .
Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain.
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: monastery of the Olivetan Benedictine order in Israel

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint Mary of the Resurrection Abbey and Abu Gosh Police Station.

Monastery
Photo: Avi1111, Public domain.
The Resurrection Church, or the Church of the Crusaders in Abu Gosh, is the name given to a Catholic religious building consisting of a structure of the time of the Crusaders who belonged to the Knights Hospitaller, and today is a part of the Benedictine monastery in Abu Ghosh, in central .

Police station
is situated 360 metres southwest of Benedictine monastery in Abu Ghosh.

Mosque
is situated 750 metres southeast of Benedictine monastery in Abu Ghosh.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abu Ghosh and Kiryat Ye’arim.

is an Arab-Israeli town of 7,500 people in . It is in one of the earliest areas of human habitation in Israel. Archaeological excavations have revealed three Neolithic settlement phases, the middle phase is dated to the 7th millennium BCE.

Village
Kiryat Ye'arim, also known as Telz-Stone, is a strictly Orthodox town in the of . It is located in the approximate area of an ancient place mentioned in the Bible, from which it takes its name.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Ma'ale HaHamisha is a kibbutz in central . Located in the hills just off the Jerusalem–Tel Aviv highway, It falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 901.

Benedictine monastery in Abu Ghosh

Latitude
31.80796° or 31° 48′ 29″ north
Longitude
35.10755° or 35° 6′ 27″ east
Open location code
8G3QR455+52
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3088245276
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q2820487
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