Saint Sabas Monastery, Palestine

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:monastery
gptkbp:access women not permitted inside main compound
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Mar_Saba
gptkbp:contains tomb of Saint Sabas
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:Saint_Sabas
gptkbp:features fortified walls
ancient chapels
caves for hermits
library with ancient manuscripts
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Saint_Sabas
gptkbp:foundedIn 483 AD
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Greek_Orthodox_Patriarchate_of_Jerusalem
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Saint Sabas Monastery, Palestine
gptkbp:influenced monasticism in the Holy Land
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:West_Bank
gptkb:Kidron_Valley
gptkbp:locatedNear gptkb:Bethlehem
gptkbp:notableFor Byzantine
ancient monastic tradition
gptkbp:numberOfMonks about 15-20
gptkbp:openToPublic partially
gptkbp:pilgrimageSite yes
gptkbp:religiousAffiliation gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkbp:significance one of the oldest inhabited monasteries in the world
gptkbp:status active monastery
gptkbp:survived gptkb:Arab_conquest
Crusader period
Ottoman period
Persian invasion
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list 2012
gptkbp:website http://www.jerusalem-patriarchate.info/en/saint-sabas-monastery/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_the_Silent
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5