31°31′59″N 35°06′00″E / 31.533°N 35.100°E / 31.533; 35.100
The Church of the Holy Forefathers and Monastery of the Holy Trinity (Russian: храм св. Праотцев и Троицкий монастырь), also known as Al Maskobiya[1][2] (Arabic: كنيسة المسكوبية), is a Russian Orthodox monastery and church in Hebron, Palestine, founded in the 20th century on the site of the ancient Oak of Mamre.[3]
The lands were acquired by Archimandrite Antonin (Kapustin) for the Russian Church in the 19th century and later expanded.[4] It was held by the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR) until 1997, when Palestinian authorities turned the compound over to the Moscow-based Russian Orthodox Church.[5] Ownership disputes continue,[6] although the ROCOR in 2007 restored its ties as a semi-autonomous part of the Russian Orthodox Church.[citation needed]
It is located approximately 4 km to the southwest of Haram al-Ramat Mamre, the site of another "oak of Abraham" described by Josephus, surrounded with an enclosure by Herod the Great, and where Constantine the Great built a basilica in the 4th century.
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Religious sites under the Palestinian Authority
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| Bethlehem Governorate |
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| Hebron Governorate |
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| Jenin Governorate |
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| Jericho Governorate |
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| Jerusalem Governorate |
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| Nablus Governorate |
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| Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate |
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| Salfit Governorate |
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| Tulkarm Governorate |
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| Gaza Governorate |
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