Wikipedia's first sentence called it “medieval armenian monastery in the old city of jaffa”. Today it says “armenian monastery built in the first millennium ad”.
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Saint Nicholas Monastery ( Armenian : Սուրբ Նիկողայոս Վանք Հայոց , Hebrew : מנזר ניקולאס הקדוש ) is an Armenian monastery built in the first millennium AD. Located in Old Jaffa , Tel Aviv , Israel , near the harbour and facing the Mediterranean , the monastery consists of a large multi-story complex that includes an Armenian church and living quarters. The monastery is under the jurisdiction of the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem , which rents out parts of the complex for residential and commercial purposes. The monastery is the setting of the Bonaparte Visiting the Plague Victims of Jaffa painting by Antoine-Jean Gros depicting Napoleon visiting his sick soldiers in the monastery's courtyard. French Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Artists born before 1790 .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Saint Nicholas Monastery ( ) is a medieval Armenian monastery in the old city of Jaffa , Israel , along the Mediterranean Sea . Located along the Jaffa's harbor, the former monastery consists of a large multi-story complex that includes an Armenian church and living quarters. As of 2008, the complex was undergoing heavy renovation. Although no longer an active monastery, the premises is under the jurisdiction of the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem who rent out parts of the complex for residential and commercial purposes.
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Saint Nicholas Monastery ( , ) known from the first millennium AD Armenian monastery in the old city of Jaffa , Israel , along the Mediterranean Sea . Located along the Jaffa's harbor, the monastery consists of a large multi-story complex that includes an Armenian church and living quarters. The monastery is under the jurisdiction of the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem who rent out parts of the complex for residential and commercial purposes.
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Saint Nicholas Monastery ( , ) is an Armenian monastery built in the first millennium AD.Located in the old city of Jaffa , Israel , near the harbour of that ancient Mediterranean port city, the monastery consists of a large multi-story complex that includes an Armenian church and living quarters. The monastery is under the jurisdiction of the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem who rents out parts of the complex for residential and commercial purposes. The monastery is the setting of the Bonaparte Visiting the Plague Victims of Jaffa painting by Antoine-Jean Gros depicting Napoleon visiting his sick soldiers in the monastery's courtyard.French Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Artists born before 1790 .
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Saint Nicholas Monastery ( , ) is an Armenian monastery built in the first millennium AD. Located in Old Jaffa , Tel Aviv , Israel , near the harbour and facing the Mediterranean , the monastery consists of a large multi-story complex that includes an Armenian church and living quarters. The monastery is under the jurisdiction of the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem , which rents out parts of the complex for residential and commercial purposes. The monastery is the setting of the Bonaparte Visiting the Plague Victims of Jaffa painting by Antoine-Jean Gros depicting Napoleon visiting his sick soldiers in the monastery's courtyard. French Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Artists born before 1790 .
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medieval armenian monastery in the old city of jaffa
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armenian monastery built in the first millennium ad
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