Monastery of Saint Saba

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:monastery
gptkbp:access restricted to men
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Mar_Saba
gptkbp:annualEvent December 5
gptkbp:architecturalStyle Byzantine
gptkbp:contains tomb of Saint Sabbas
gptkbp:country gptkb:Palestine
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:Saint_Sabbas_the_Sanctified
gptkbp:distanceFromBethlehem about 6 km east
gptkbp:distanceFromJerusalem about 15 km southeast
gptkbp:features gptkb:castle
gptkb:chapel
gptkb:library
caves
fortified walls
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Saint_Sabbas_the_Sanctified
gptkbp:foundedIn 483 AD
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Greek_Orthodox_Patriarchate_of_Jerusalem
gptkbp:hasLibrary gptkb:manuscript
icons
ruins
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Monastery of Saint Saba
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Christian_liturgy
Eastern Orthodox monasticism
gptkbp:location gptkb:West_Bank
gptkb:Kidron_Valley
gptkbp:near gptkb:Bethlehem
gptkb:Jerusalem
gptkbp:notableFor Byzantine
ancient monastic tradition
continuous monastic life since 5th century
gptkbp:notableResident gptkb:Theodosius_the_Cenobiarch
gptkb:John_of_Damascus
gptkb:Cyril_of_Scythopolis
gptkbp:numberOfMonks about 20
gptkbp:openToPublic partially
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Judean_Desert_monasticism
gptkbp:pilgrimageSite yes
gptkbp:preservedIn Greek Orthodox monks
gptkbp:prohibits gptkb:women
gptkbp:religiousAffiliation gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkbp:survived gptkb:Arab_conquest
Crusader period
Ottoman period
Persian invasion
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list 2012
gptkbp:website https://www.jerusalem-patriarchate.info/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Greek_Orthodox_Church_of_Jerusalem
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6