- Deir Rafat
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This article is about the monastery. For the depopulated Palestinian village located 2 km east, see Dayr Rafat.
Deir Rafat Founded 1927 Council Mateh Yehuda Region Latrun Coordinates 31°46′33.53″N 34°56′46.75″E / 31.7759806°N 34.9463194°ECoordinates: 31°46′33.53″N 34°56′46.75″E / 31.7759806°N 34.9463194°E Deir Rafat (Arabic: دير رفات, Hebrew: דיר ראפאת) is a Christian monastery and former Palestinian village in central Israel, 26 kilometers west of Jerusalem. Located to the north-west of Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.
The monastery was established in 1927 by the Latin partriach Luigi Barlassina.
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- Christianity in Israel
- Populated places established in 1927
- 20th-century Christian monasteries
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