Deir Rafat

Deir Rafat דיר ראפאת‎ دير رفات
Deir Rafat
Coordinates: 31°46′34″N 34°56′47″E / 31.77611°N 34.94639°E / 31.77611; 34.94639
Grid position	144/131 PAL
Country	Israel
District	Jerusalem
Council	Mateh Yehuda
Founded	1927
Founded by	Luigi Barlassina
Population  (2022)[1]	97

Deir Rafat (Arabic: دير رفات, Hebrew: דיר ראפאת), also known as the Shrine of Our Lady Queen of Palestine and of the Holy Land, is a Catholic monastery in central Israel. Located to the north-west of Beit Shemesh, between Givat Shemesh and kibbutz Tzora to the south and Kfar Uria to the north, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2022, it had a population of 97.^[1]