Monastery of the Cross | |
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دير الصليب / Deir as-Salib[1] | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Eastern Orthodox Church |
Location | |
Location | Jerusalem |
Palestine grid | 1697/1309 |
Geographic coordinates | 31°46′19.56″N 35°12′28.8″E / 31.7721000°N 35.208000°E |
The Monastery of the Cross (Arabic: دير الصليب, Dayr al-Salīb; Hebrew: מנזר המצלבה; Greek: Μοναστήρι του Σταυρού, Georgian: ჯვრის მონასტერი, jvris monast'eri) is an Eastern Orthodox monastery near the Nayot neighborhood of Jerusalem. It is located in the Valley of the Cross, below the Israel Museum and the Knesset.