Monastery of St Saviour

Monastery of St Saviour

The Monastery of St Saviour (also known as San Salvador monastery) is a Franciscan [1] monastery located east of Jerusalem's New Gate, inside the city wall, on 1 St. Francis Street . The site was purchased from the Georgian Christians in 1560, and the monastery was constructed in stages. The church was built 1885, and was renovated in 1985. [2] The site includes a printing press, an organ workshop, a library and a school.

The clock tower of the monastery
Church of St Saviour

References

  1. ^ http://198.62.75.1/www1/ofm/cust/TScountr.htm
  2. ^ http://198.62.75.4/opt/xampp/custodia/01fpp.php
  • Wager, Eliyahu: Illustrated Guide to Jerusalem, The Jerusalem Publishing House, Ltd. (1988), pp 105-106

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