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Church of the Holy Archangels, Jerusalem

The Church of the Holy Archangels (), also known as Deir ez-Zeitun ( , "Monastery of the Olive Tree"), is an Armenian Orthodox Christian church in the Armenian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem.

Traditions

According to a tradition, this site was the house of High Priest Annas, although earlier traditions also placed the house at different sites, such as on Jehoshaphat Street or on Mount Zion.

One of the chambers supposedly was the prison of Christ. However, the gospels have divergent accounts about whether Jesus was brought to Annas' or Caiaphas' house/court. Therefore, the Armenian Monastery of Saint Saviour (the "House of Caiaphas", also called Dair Habs al-Masih, ) also claims to host a prison of Christ, where he was supposed to be held after the Sanhedrin trial.

History

The monastery was founded in the 12th or 13th century.

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