Churches

Habash Monastery

The top of the cross cave adjacent to the Church of the Resurrection.

Built
400 CE
Built by
The Orthodox Ethiopians - a group that won victory in the year 400 AD

Reason for the name

Named after Orthodox Ethiopians who built it.

Builder

The Orthodox Ethiopians - a group that won victory in the year 400 AD.

Shape and details

The monastery is the last of the remains of Ahbash in the Old Town, and there has been a dispute for years as part of the monastery of the Sultan of the Copts.

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  • Jerusalem Milestones

    Al-Habash Monastery

    It’s right next to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, above the Cross Cavern. It’s the last religious building remained for the Ethiopian Orthodox in the Old Town. The Copts conside...