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

The Monastery of St. Theodosius, also known as Deir Dosi and Deir Ibn Ubeid in Arabic, 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.

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