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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  • Catholic monastery
  • 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”
    “Saint John in the Wilderness”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sataf and Ein Sapir.
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Ruins
was a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem… is situated 550 metres northwest of Monastery of Saint John of the Desert.
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Spring
is a spring.
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Hospital
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 .
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Village
also Palmach or Tzuba, is a kibbutz in central .
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Village
is a moshav in central .

Monastery of Saint John of the Desert

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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.
  • Arabic: “دير القديس يوحنا في البرية”
  • Basque: “San Joan Basamortuan monasterioa”
  • French: “Couvent Saint-Jean-du-Désert”
  • French: “Monastère Saint Jean-du-Désert”
  • Hebrew: “דיר אל-חביס”
  • Hebrew: “מנזר ההתבודדות”
  • Hebrew: “מנזר יוחנן במדבר”
  • Macedonian: “Манастир Свети Јован Крстител”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio de San Juan en el desierto”
  • Urdu: “خانقاہ یوحنا صحرا میں”

Notable Places Nearby

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

Nearby Places

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Israel: Highlights

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