Abraham’s Oak Holy Trinity Monastery

The Church of the Holy Forefathers and Monastery of the Holy Trinity, also known as Al Maskobiya, is a Russian Orthodox monastery and church in , , founded in the 20th century on the site of the ancient Oak of Mamre.
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  • Type: Monastery
  • Denomination: Russian Orthodox
  • Description: church in Hebron, Palestine
  • Also known as: “Al Maskobiya” and “Church of the Holy Forefathers and Monastery of the Holy Trinity”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cave of the Patriarchs and Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town.

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The or Tomb of the Patriarchs, known to Jews by its Biblical name Cave of Machpelah and to Muslims as the Ibrahami Mosque, or Sanctuary of Ibrahim, is a series of caves situated in the heart of the in the , 30 kilometres south of . is situated 2½ km southeast of Abraham’s Oak Holy Trinity Monastery.

Protected area
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The Old City of Hebron is the historic city centre of . The Hebron of antiquity is thought by archaeologists to have originally started elsewhere, at Tel Rumeida, which is approximately 200 meters west of today's Old City, and thought to have originally been a Canaanite city. is situated 2½ km southeast of Abraham’s Oak Holy Trinity Monastery.

Cemetery
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The in is located on a hill to the west of the Tomb of Machpela. It has been used as a Jewish cemetery for hundreds of years. is situated 2 km southeast of Abraham’s Oak Holy Trinity Monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hebron and Kiryat Arba.

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is an ancient city in the southern . It is the traditional burial place of the Biblical patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and their wives.

Village
or Qiryat Arba is an urban Israeli settlement on the outskirts of , in the southern Israeli-occupied . Founded in 1968, in 2024 it had a population of 7,698. is situated 3½ km east of Abraham’s Oak Holy Trinity Monastery.

Town
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is a Palestinian town located eight kilometers west of .The town is in the in the southern . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 15,800 in 2017. is situated 4 km west of Abraham’s Oak Holy Trinity Monastery.

Abraham’s Oak Holy Trinity Monastery

Latitude
31.53684° or 31° 32′ 13″ north
Longitude
35.08572° or 35° 5′ 9″ east
Open location code
8G3QG3PP+P7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1091666642
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­monastery
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­russian_orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q2474899
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Abraham’s Oak Holy Trinity Monastery” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دير المسكوبية”
  • Arabic: “كنيسة المسكوبية”
  • Chinese: “亚伯拉罕橡树圣三一修道院”
  • French: “monastère de la Sainte-Trinité d’Hébron”
  • French: “Monastère de la Sainte-Trinité d’Hébron”
  • Hebrew: “מנזר השילוש הקדוש בחברון”
  • Persian: “کلیسای پدران مقدس و صومعه تثلیث اقدس”
  • Polish: “Monaster Trójcy Świętej i Świętych Praojców w Hebronie”
  • Russian: “Монастырь Святой Троицы”
  • Russian: “Троицкий монастырь и храм св. Праотцев в Хевроне”
  • Russian: “Троицкий монастырь”
  • Spanish: “Abraham’s Oak Holy Trinity Monastery”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio de la Santísima Trinidad”
  • Ukrainian: “Монастир Святої Трійці (Ізраїль)”
  • Ukrainian: “Монастир Святої Трійці (Хеврон)”
  • Ukrainian: “Подвір’я на честь Святих Праотців”
  • Ukrainian: “Троїцький монастир і храм св. Праотців у Хевроні”
  • Ukrainian: “Троїцький монастир”
  • Urdu: “کلیسہ مسکوبیہ”
  • Welsh: “Mynachlog y Drindod Sanctaidd, Hebron”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Holy Trinity Cathedral and نتت.

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