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  • Mar Saba

    The Holy Lavra of Saint Sabbas the Sanctified, known as Mar Saba is a Greek Orthodox monastery overlooking the Kidron Valley in Bethlehem Governorate of Palestine. The traditional date for the founding of the monastery by Sabbas the Sanctified of Mutalaska, Cappadocia is the year 483 AD and today houses around 20 monks. It is considered to be one of the oldest inhabited monasteries in the world, and still maintains many of its ancient traditions.
    The site is one of the elements included in the UNESCO Tentative List for World Heritage designation, El-Bariyah, wilderness with monasteries.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Mar Saba
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    Mar Saba
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    Mar Saba

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2012

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    Churches and Monasteries

    Location

    Palestine

    West Bank

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    5th Century AD

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    Christian

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    Christian Monuments

     

     

     

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