St. Joseph's
Title
St. Joseph's
Also Known As
Abarimatie, Arimate, Arimathia, Rantis
Dates
Fl. 12th c.
Dedication
Joseph of Arimathea
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
The house of St. Joseph at Rantis was established ca. 1150, and had diverged from the abbey of St. Habakkuk by the later 12th century when the two houses are mentioned as having separate abbots.
The monastery was likely destroyed by Saladin's forces in 1187. Some fragmentary ruins were apparently still extant in the 1930s.
The monastery was likely destroyed by Saladin's forces in 1187. Some fragmentary ruins were apparently still extant in the 1930s.
Status
Abbey
Bibliography
Pringle, Denys. “Rantis.” In The Churches of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem: A Corpus, 2:199–200. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993.
Files
Collection
Citation
“St. Joseph's,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/818.
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Item Relations
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