Deir Rafat
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This article is about the monastery. For the depopulated Palestinian village located 2 km east, see Dayr Rafat.
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| Founded | 1927 |
| Council | Mateh Yehuda |
| Region | Latrun |
| Coordinates | 31°46′33.53″N 34°56′46.75″E / 31.7759806°N 34.9463194°ECoordinates: 31°46′33.53″N 34°56′46.75″E / 31.7759806°N 34.9463194°E |
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Deir Rafat (Arabic: دير رفات, Hebrew: דיר ראפאת) is a Christian monastery and former Palestinian village in central Israel, 26 kilometers west of Jerusalem. Located to the north-west of Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.
The monastery was established in 1927 by the Latin partriach Luigi Barlassina.
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The monastery
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Inside the monastery
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Prayer book
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