The Holy Lavra of Saint Sabbas, known in Syriac as Mar Saba is a Greek Orthodox monastery overlooking the Kidron Valley at a point halfway between the

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The Holy Lavra of Saint Sabbas, known in Syriac as Mar Saba is a Greek Orthodox monastery overlooking the Kidron Valley at a point halfway between the Old City of Jerusalem and the Dead Sea, within the Bethlehem Governorate of the West Bank. The monks of Mar Saba and those of subsidiary houses are known as Sabaites.

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Location: Mar Saba, Judaean Desert, Israel
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