Wikipedia's first sentence called it “monastery located on the roof of the church of the holy sepulchre in jerusalem”. Today it says “oriental orthodox monastery located on the roof of the chapel of saint helena”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Deir es-Sultan , literally the Monastery of the Sultan ( Arabic : دير السلطان , romanized : Deir al-Sultan ), is an Oriental Orthodox monastery located on the roof of the Chapel of Saint Helena , which is part of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City . The Status Quo , a 250-year old understanding between religious communities, applies to the site. Ownership of the monastery is disputed between two churches of the Oriental Orthodox communion, the Coptic Orthodox Church and the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church . The Status Quo in the Holy Places .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Deir El-Sultan is a monastery located on the roof of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
The Monastery of the Sultan ( ) is a monastery located on the roof of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem . The Status Quo , a 250-year old understanding between religious communities, applies to the site.The Status Quo in the Holy Places .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Monastery in Jerusalem Deir es-Sultan , literally the Monastery of the Sultan ( ), is a monastery located on the roof of the Chapel of Saint Helena , which is part of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City . The Status Quo , a 250-year old understanding between religious communities, applies to the site. The Status Quo in the Holy Places .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “monastery located on the roof of the church of the holy sepulchre in jerusalem”. Today it says “oriental orthodox monastery located on the roof of the chapel of saint helena”. Read the current article and compare.
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monastery located on the roof of the church of the holy sepulchre in jerusalem
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oriental orthodox monastery located on the roof of the chapel of saint helena
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