Aceldama monastery

The St. Onuphrius Monastery is an Orthodox monastery for women located in the that the Jewish elders purchased with the thirty pieces of silver returned by Judas Iscariot that had been given for betraying Jesus.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Christian
  • Description: orthodox monastery in the Biblical potter’s field
  • Also known as: “St. Onuphrius Monastery”
  • Address: Jerusalem

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Aceldama (Field of blood) and Pool of Siloam.

Monastery
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Akeldama is the Aramaic name for a place in associated with Judas Iscariot, one of the original twelve apostles of Jesus.

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The term refers to several rock-cut pools located southeast of the walls of the . The pools were fed by the waters of the , carried there by the Siloam tunnel.

Mosque
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The Aqsa Mosque, also known as the Qibli Mosque or Qibli Chapel, is the main congregational mosque or in the compound in the Old City of . is situated 1 km north of Aceldama monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abu Tor and Silwan.

Suburb
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, also Abu Thor or ath-Thori, is a mixed Jewish and Arab neighborhood in , built on a prominence south of the , Jebel . The traditional Christian name is Hill of Evil Counsel.

Suburb
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or Siloam is a predominantly Palestinian district in , on the southeastern outskirts of the current Old City of Jerusalem. It was the source of water for the within larger boundaries of the ancient walled city of Jerusalem, mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament.

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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.

Aceldama monastery

Latitude
31.76814° or 31° 46′ 5″ north
Longitude
35.23334° or 35° 14′ east
Open location code
8G3QQ69M+78
Open­Street­Map ID
way 376134177
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­monastery
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­christian
Wiki­data ID
Q3320224
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Aceldama monastery” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “حقل الدم”
  • Arabic: “دير القديس أونوفريوس”
  • French: “monastère Saint-Onuphre”
  • French: “Monastère Saint-Onuphre”
  • German: “Aceldama Kloster (Blutacker)”
  • Greek: “Ιερά Μονή Οσίου Ονουφρίου”
  • Greek: “Монастырь прп. Онуфрия Великого”
  • Hebrew: “חקל דמא”
  • Hebrew: “מנזר אונופריוס”
  • Hebrew: “מנזר סנט אונופריוס”
  • Hungarian: “Akeldáma (Vérmező) kolostor”
  • Russian: “Монастырь Онуфрия Великого (Акелдама)”
  • Russian: “Монастырь Онуфрия Великого”
  • Russian: “Монастырь прп. Онуфрия Великого”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio de San Onofre”

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