Deir Rafat

Deir Rafat (Arabic: دير رفات, Hebrew: דיר ראפאת), also known as the Shrine of Our Lady Queen of Palestine and of the Holy Land, is a Catholic monastery in central Israel. Located to the north-west of Beit Shemesh, between Givat Shemesh and kibbutz Tzora to the south and Kfar Uria to the north, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 97.

This article is about the monastery. For the depopulated Arab village located 2 km east, see Dayr Rafat.
Deir Rafat
דיר ראפאת‎
دير رفات
Deir Rafat
Coordinates: 31°46′34″N 34°56′47″E
Grid position144/131 PAL
CountryIsrael
DistrictJerusalem
CouncilMateh Yehuda
Founded1927
Founded byLuigi Barlassina
Population
 (2022)
97
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