The monastery was established in 1927 by the Latin PatriarchLuigi Barlassina and contained a boarding school, an orphanage and convent. Currently the convent is running a guest house and a retreat center for believers and Holy Land pilgrims. The façade of the convent church bears the Latin inscription "Reginæ Palæstinæ", lit. "to the Queen of Palestine", and carries a 6-metre statue of the Virgin Mary. The church ceiling is decorated with a painting showing angels carrying banners with the first words of the Hail Mary prayer in 280 languages.[2][3] Since 2009, the convent is in the care of the female branch of the Catholic order known as "the Monastic Family of Bethlehem, of the Assumption of the Virgin and of Saint Bruno", called the monastic Sisters of Bethlehem.[2]
Wooden doors with "Ave Maria" carving in different languages
Church interior
Deir Rafat
Deir Rafat compound
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^ ab"Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
^ abMonastère Notre-Dame de Palestine: Deir Rafat Monastic Family of Bethlehem
^The Shrine of Our Lady "Queen of Palestine" and the Holy Land at Rafat 2018-09-08 at the Wayback Machine LPJ
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Betzer, Pablo (2014-12-14). "Deir Rafat (East)" (126). Hadashot Arkheologiyot – Excavations and Surveys in Israel. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
Guérin, V. (1868). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). Vol. 1: Judee, pt. 1. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale.
Palmer, E.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster. (p. 20)
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Survey of Western Palestine, Map 17: IAA, Wikimedia commons
December 07, 2023
deir, rafat, this, article, about, monastery, depopulated, arab, village, located, east, dayr, rafat, arabic, دير, رفات, hebrew, דיר, ראפאת, also, known, shrine, lady, queen, palestine, holy, land, catholic, monastery, central, israel, located, north, west, be. This article is about the monastery For the depopulated Arab village located 2 km east see Dayr Rafat Deir Rafat Arabic دير رفات Hebrew דיר ראפאת also known as the Shrine of Our Lady Queen of Palestine and of the Holy Land is a Catholic monastery in central Israel Located to the north west of Beit Shemesh between Givat Shemesh and kibbutz Tzora to the south and Kfar Uria to the north it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council In 2021 it had a population of 99 1 Deir Rafat דיר ראפאת دير رفاتDeir RafatCoordinates 31 46 34 N 34 56 47 E 31 77611 N 34 94639 E 31 77611 34 94639Grid position144 131 PALCountryIsraelDistrictJerusalemCouncilMateh YehudaFounded1927Founded byLuigi BarlassinaPopulation 2021 1 99 Contents 1 History 2 References 3 Bibliography 4 External linksHistory edit nbsp Deir Rafat Monastery 1948The monastery was established in 1927 by the Latin Patriarch Luigi Barlassina and contained a boarding school an orphanage and convent Currently the convent is running a guest house and a retreat center for believers and Holy Land pilgrims The facade of the convent church bears the Latin inscription Reginae Palaestinae lit to the Queen of Palestine and carries a 6 metre statue of the Virgin Mary The church ceiling is decorated with a painting showing angels carrying banners with the first words of the Hail Mary prayer in 280 languages 2 3 Since 2009 the convent is in the care of the female branch of the Catholic order known as the Monastic Family of Bethlehem of the Assumption of the Virgin and of Saint Bruno called the monastic Sisters of Bethlehem 2 nbsp Wooden doors with Ave Maria carving in different languages nbsp Church interior nbsp Deir Rafat nbsp Deir Rafat compoundReferences edit a b Regional Statistics Israel Central Bureau of Statistics Retrieved 22 February 2023 a b Monastere Notre Dame de Palestine Deir Rafat Monastic Family of Bethlehem The Shrine of Our Lady Queen of Palestine and the Holy Land at Rafat Archived 2018 09 08 at the Wayback Machine LPJBibliography edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Deir Rafat Betzer Pablo 2014 12 14 Deir Rafat East 126 Hadashot Arkheologiyot Excavations and Surveys in Israel a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help Conder C R Kitchener H H 1883 The Survey of Western Palestine Memoirs of the Topography Orography Hydrography and Archaeology Vol 3 London Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund pp 154 5 Guerin V 1868 Description Geographique Historique et Archeologique de la Palestine in French Vol 1 Judee pt 1 Paris L Imprimerie Nationale Palmer E H 1881 The Survey of Western Palestine Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener R E Transliterated and Explained by E H Palmer Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund Robinson E Smith E 1841 Biblical Researches in Palestine Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea A Journal of Travels in the year 1838 Vol 3 Boston Crocker amp Brewster p 20 External links editSurvey of Western Palestine Map 17 IAA Wikimedia commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Deir Rafat amp oldid 1184512158, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
