Wikipedia's first sentence called it “franciscan monastery located east of jerusalem 's new gate”. Today it says “franciscan monastery housing the headquarters of the custody of the holy land and located on 1 saint francis st”.
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Catholic Franciscan monastery in Jerusalem Not to be confused with Armenian Monastery of Saint Saviour (Jerusalem) . The Monastery of Saint Saviour ( Hebrew : מנזר סן סלוודור ) is a Catholic Franciscan monastery located on 1 Saint Francis Street, east of the New Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem . The site was purchased from the Georgian Orthodox Church in 1560 with permission of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent of the Ottoman Empire , and the monastery was constructed in stages. The church building was erected in 1885, with renovation in 1985. The site includes a printing press , an organ workshop, a library and a Catholic school .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
The Monastery of St Saviour (locally also known as San Salvador monastery) is a Franciscan monastery located east of Jerusalem 's New Gate , inside the city wall, on 1 St. The site was purchased from the Georgian Christians in 1560, and the monastery was constructed in stages. The church was built 1885, and was renovated in 1985. The site includes a printing press, an organ workshop, a library and a school.
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The Monastery of Saint Saviour is a Catholic Franciscan monastery located on 1 Saint Francis Street, east of the New Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem .The site was purchased from the Georgian Orthodox Church in 1560 with permission by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent of the Ottoman Empire , and the monastery was constructed in stages.The church building was erected in 1885, with renovation in 1985. The site includes a printing press , an organ workshop, a library and a Catholic school .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Catholic Franciscan monastery in Jerusalem Not to be confused with Armenian Monastery of Saint Saviour (Jerusalem) . The Monastery of Saint Saviour ( ) is a Catholic Franciscan monastery located on 1 Saint Francis Street, east of the New Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem . The site was purchased from the Georgian Orthodox Church in 1560 with permission of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent of the Ottoman Empire , and the monastery was constructed in stages. The church building was erected in 1885, with renovation in 1985. The site includes a printing press , an organ workshop, a library and a Catholic school .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “franciscan monastery located east of jerusalem 's new gate”. Today it says “franciscan monastery housing the headquarters of the custody of the holy land and located on 1 saint francis st”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
franciscan monastery located east of jerusalem 's new gate
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franciscan monastery housing the headquarters of the custody of the holy land and located on 1 saint francis st
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