The Benedictine Monastery in Abu Gosh is one of the most beautiful crusader buildings that has survived intact in the Holy Land (the 12th century AD).
There are 12 monks and about 10 nuns who live in this colorful compound. The monks have a ceramics workshop and a souvenir shop where they sell handmade crosses, art, ceramics, paintings and other unique religious gifts.
The Church was handed over to the Benedictine Order at the end of the 19th century. In the heart of the Church, down the crypt, there is a little spring which is believed to be the spring of the Biblical village called Kiryat Yeharim from the time of King David.
Inside the Benedictine Monastery there is a Church dating back to the 12th century that is truly an archaeological marvel with tall pillars and arches that are intact until this day with original paintings of Jesus on the walls.
