Mar Saba Monastery
The Holy Lavra of Saint Sabbas, known in Arabic and Syriac as Mar Saba and historically as the Great Laura of Saint Sabas, is a Greek Orthodox Christian monastery overlooking the Kidron Valley in the Bethlehem Governorate of Palestine in the West Bank, at a point halfway between Bethlehem and the Dead Sea.
- Greek Orthodox monastery
- Opening hours: Thursday and Saturday–Tuesday 9:00 AM–2:00 PM
- Description: monastery in Palestine
- Also known as“Holy Lavra of Saint Sabbas”“Mar Saba”“Saint Sabas Monastery”“מנזר מר סאבא”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hurkania and Har Montar.
Hurkania
Archaeological site
Hyrcania was an ancient fortress in the Judean Desert. Hurkania is situated 3½ km northeast of Mar Saba Monastery.
Har Montar
Peak
Har Montar is a peak, which is situated 3½ km north of Mar Saba Monastery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ubeidiya and Kedar.
Ubeidiya
Town
Al-Ubeidiya is a Palestinian town located 6 kilometers… Ubeidiya is situated 5 km west of Mar Saba Monastery.
Mar Saba Monastery
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Latitude
31.70479° or 31° 42′ 17″ north
Longitude
35.33118° or 35° 19′ 52″ east
Open location code
8G3QP83J+WF
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denomination=greek_orthodox
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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: “Saint-Sabas”
- Georgian: “საბაწმიდის ლავრა”
- Georgian: “საბაწმინდის ლავრა”
- German: “Mar Saba”
- German: “Sabas-Kloster”
- Greek: “Ἱερὰ Λαύρα τοῦ Ὁσίου Σάββα τοῦ Ἡγιασμένου”
- Hebrew: “מנזר מר סבא”
- 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”
- 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”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Saint Sava Church and Mosque.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as The Women’s Tower and Al-Amal Market.
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