he Holy Lavra of Saint Sabbas the Sanctified,[1] known in Arabic as Mar Saba (Arabic: دير مار سابا‎‎; Hebrew: מנזר מר סבא‎‎; Greek: Ἱερὰ Λαύρα τοῦ Ὁσίου Σάββα τοῦ Ἡγιασμένου), is a Greek Orthodox monastery overlooking the Kidron Valley, the valley on the eastern side of the Old City of Jerusalem.[2] The traditional date for the founding of the monastery by Sabbas the Sanctified of Mutalaska, Cappadocia is the year 483[3] and today houses […]