Wikipedia's first sentence called it “monastery founded east of the village of al-ubeidiya”. Today it says “monastery founded around 476 by saint theodosius the cenobiarch and that since at least the 12th century contai”.
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Monastery in the West Bank, Palestine New church, northern apse, Harrowing of Hades on the half-dome, and saints ( Saint Nicholas , Sophronius of Jerusalem , Hierotheos the Thesmothete , etc.) in the register below The Monastery of St. Theodosius , also known as Deir Dosi and Deir Ibn Ubeid in Arabic, is a monastery founded around 476 by Saint Theodosius the Cenobiarch and that since at least the 12th century contains his (today empty) tomb. It is located within the village of al-Ubeidiya , some 8 kilometres east of Bethlehem , on the road towards Mar Saba (St Sabbas) Monastery, in the West Bank , Palestine .
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Theodosius is the monastery founded east of the village of al-Ubeidiya (ancient Cathismus), 12 kilometres east of Bethlehem . It was founded in 476 by Theodosius the Cenobiarch and includes his tomb.
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Theodosius , Deir Dosi and Deir Ibn Ubeid in Arabic, is the monastery founded around 476 by Saint Theodosius the Cenobiarch and contains his tomb.It is located east of the village of al-Ubeidiya , some 8 kilometres east of Bethlehem , on the road towards Mar Saba (St Sabbas) Monastery, on the West Bank , Palestine .
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monastery founded east of the village of al-ubeidiya
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monastery founded around 476 by saint theodosius the cenobiarch and that since at least the 12th century contai
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