Mar Saba Monastery

The Holy Lavra of Saint Sabbas Greek: Ἱερὰ Λαύρα τοῦ Ὁσίου Σάββα τοῦ Ἡγιασμένου, romanized: Yerá Lávra tú Osíu Sávva tú Iyazménu, known in Arabic and Syriac as Mar Saba and historically as the Great Laura of Saint Sabas, is a Greek Orthodox Christian…
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  • Opening hours: Thursday and Saturday—Tuesday 9:00 AM—2:00 PM
  • Type: Monastery
  • Denomination: Greek Orthodox
  • Description: monastery in Palestine
  • Also known as: “Holy Lavra of Saint Sabbas”, “Mar Saba”, and “Saint Sabas Monastery”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hurkania and Har Montar.

Archaeological site
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Hyrcania was an ancient fortress in the Judean Desert. It was built by Hasmonean ruler John Hyrcanus or his son Alexander Jannaeus in the 2nd or 1st century BCE. is situated 3½ km northeast of Mar Saba Monastery.

Peak
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is a peak, which is situated 3½ km north of Mar Saba Monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ubeidiya and Kedar.

Town
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Al-Ubeidiya is a Palestinian town located 6 kilometers east of , in the of the State of Palestine, in the central . is situated 5 km west of Mar Saba Monastery.

Village
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is a rural Israeli settlement in the . Located to the south of and organised as a community settlement, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gush Etzion Regional Council. is situated 6 km north of Mar Saba Monastery.

Village
is a Palestinian village located 6 km east of . The village is in the Southern . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 4,588 in 2017. is situated 6 km west of Mar Saba Monastery.

Mar Saba Monastery

Latitude
31.70479° or 31° 42′ 17″ north
Longitude
35.33118° or 35° 19′ 52″ east
Open location code
8G3QP83J+WF
Open­Street­Map ID
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Wiki­data ID
Q1059946
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Mar Saba Monastery” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دير مار سابا”
  • Belarusian: “Лаўра Савы Асвечанага”
  • Catalan: “Gran Laura de Sant Saba”
  • Catalan: “Laura de Sant Saba”
  • Catalan: “Mar Saba”
  • Catalan: “Monestir de Mar Saba”
  • Catalan: “Monestir de Sant Saba”
  • Chinese: “玛尔萨巴”
  • Czech: “Klášter svatého Sávy”
  • Czech: “Mar Saba”
  • Dutch: “Mar Saba”
  • Esperanto: “Mar Saba”
  • Esperanto: “Monaĥejo Mar Saba”
  • French: “Laure de Saint-Sabas”
  • French: “Mar Saba”
  • French: “Monastère de Mar Saba”
  • French: “Monastere Mar Saba”
  • French: “monastère Mar Saba”
  • French: “Saint-Sabas”
  • Georgian: “საბაწმიდის ლავრა”
  • Georgian: “საბაწმინდის ლავრა”
  • German: “Mar Saba”
  • German: “Sabas-Kloster”
  • Greek: “Ιερά Λαύρα του Οσίου Σάββα του Ηγιασμένου”
  • Greek: “Ἱερὰ Λαύρα τοῦ Ὁσίου Σάββα τοῦ Ἡγιασμένου”
  • Hebrew: “מנזר מר סבא”
  • Hebrew: “מנזר מרסבא”
  • Hungarian: “Mar Saba”
  • Indonesian: “Mar Saba”
  • Italian: “Mar Saba”
  • Italian: “Monastero Mar Saba”
  • Japanese: “マル・サバ（聖サバス）修道院”
  • Japanese: “マル・サバ”
  • Japanese: “マル・サバ修道院”
  • Korean: “마르 사바”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Mar Saba-klosteret”
  • Norwegian: “Mar Saba-klosteret”
  • Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE): “ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܣܒܐ”
  • Persian: “دیر مار سابا”
  • Polish: “klasztor Mar Saba”
  • Polish: “Ławra św. Saby”
  • Polish: “Mar Saba”
  • Portuguese: “Mar Saba”
  • Portuguese: “Mosteiro de Mar Saba”
  • Portuguese: “Mosteiro de São Sabas”
  • Romanian: “Mănăstirea „Sfântul Sava””
  • Russian: “Лавра Саввы Освященного”
  • Russian: “Мар Саба”
  • Russian: “Монастырь Саввы Освященного”
  • Serbian: “Manastir Svetog Save Osvećenog”
  • Serbian: “Манастир светог Саве Освећеног”
  • Serbian: “Манастир Светог Саве Освећеног”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Manastir Svetog Save Osvećenog”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Manastiru Svetog Save Osvećenog”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Mar Saba”
  • Slovenian: “Mar Saba”
  • Spanish: “Gran Laura de San Sabas”
  • Spanish: “Laura de San Sabas”
  • Spanish: “Mar Saba”
  • Spanish: “monasterio de Mar Saba”
  • Spanish: “monasterio de San Sabas”
  • Swedish: “Mar Saba”
  • Turkish: “Mar Saba Manastırı”
  • Ukrainian: “Лавра Сави Освяченого”
  • Urdu: “دیر مار سابا”
  • Urdu: “مار سابا”
  • Western Frisian: “Mar Saba”
  • “Mar Saba”

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