Armenian Monastery of Saint Saviour (Jerusalem)

It is also called Dair Habs al-Masih (دير حبس المسيح Dayr Ḥabs al-Masīḥ, lit.

A stone relocated from the entrance of the tomb of Christ is also believed to be over or under the altar at the older church in the monastery.

[1] At the end of the 13th century, Karapet of Tosp, a vardapet, purchased the property from local Muslims and got a restoration permit from the Mamluk sultan.

[9][8] However, due to still-unresolved planning and zoning issues, construction halted, and the new church remains unfinished to this date.

[9] In January 2023, the monastery's walls were desecrated by Jewish extremists with vandalized messages of "Death to Armenians, Christians, Arabs, and Gentiles".