Monastery of Saint Theodosius

Monastery of St. Theodosius
Monastery of St. Theodosius
Religion
AffiliationGreek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem
Location
Locational-Ubeidiya, West Bank, Palestine
Palestine grid1768/1254
Geographic coordinates31°43′16″N 35°16′58″E / 31.72111°N 35.28278°E / 31.72111; 35.28278
New church, northern apse, Harrowing of Hades on the half-dome, and saints (Saint Nicholas, Sophronius of Jerusalem, Hierotheos the Thesmothete, etc.) in the register below

The Monastery of St. Theodosius, also known as Deir Dosi and Deir Ibn Ubeid in Arabic,[1] is a monastery founded around 476 by Saint Theodosius the Cenobiarch and that since at least the 12th century contains his (today empty) tomb. It is located within the village of al-Ubeidiya, some 8 kilometres east of Bethlehem, on the road towards Mar Saba (St Sabbas) Monastery, in the West Bank, Palestine.

  1. ^ "St. Theodosius' Monastery - Carta Jerusalem". carta-jerusalem.com. 15 May 2012.