Monastery of Saint John of the Desert

The Monastery of Saint John in the Wilderness is a Franciscan Catholic monastery built next to a spring on a wooded slope just north of , Israel, and across the valley from .
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  • Type: Monastery
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: church building in Jerusalem, Israel
  • Also known as: “Desert of Saint John”, “Monastery of Saint John in the Wilderness”, “Monastery of St. John in the Wilderness”, “Saint John in the Desert”, and “Saint John in the Wilderness”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sataf and Ein Sapir.

Ruins
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was a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. It was located 10 km west of , with bordering to the east. is situated 550 metres northwest of Monastery of Saint John of the Desert.

Spring
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is a spring.

Hospital
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is a hospital, which is situated 2 km east of Monastery of Saint John of the Desert.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Even Sapir and Tzova.

Village
is a moshav in central . Located on the outskirts of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 720.

Village
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also Palmach or Tzuba, is a kibbutz in central . Located in the Judean Hills, on the western outskirts of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 583.

Village
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a moshav in central . Located southwest of near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 945.

Monastery of Saint John of the Desert

Latitude
31.76736° or 31° 46′ 3″ north
Longitude
35.13066° or 35° 7′ 50″ east
Open location code
8G3QQ48J+W7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 506978371
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­monastery
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­convent
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q521836
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Monastery of Saint John of the Desert” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Church of Saint John of the Desert and Ein Havis.

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