
ST. THEODOSIUS MONASTERY
The Monastery reached its golden age between the fifth and seventh centuries, where it used to ...
This is the only Catholic Church in Beit Sahour, and it was named after the apparition of the Virgin Mary in Fatima, Portugal. The Church, located near the Shepherds’ Field, was founded by the Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem in 1859, who commissioned a Catholic priest named Jacques Maurita to design the structure.
It is renowned for its astonishing Altar, which is one of its kind in Palestine. The Altar was jointly built by foreigners and masons from the local community and includes carvings that narrate the birth and life of Jesus. A school was established during the same year when the Church was built, and it is still operational until today, educating students from the area and nearby villages.
The Monastery reached its golden age between the fifth and seventh centuries, where it used to ...
The Latin Patriarchate School was the first school that opened in the town in 1854.
built by the Prophet Jacob, son of Isaac, son of Abraham, when he lived for a while in Beit Sahour,