Theodosius the Cenobiarch, venerated by both Eastern Orthodox and Roman-Catholic Churches founded this monastery in 476. Convent located is in the Palestine territory only a few kilometers from Bethlehem. According to the tradition, this is the place where the Three Magi took shelter the first night after paying homage to the newborn Baby Jesus.
The Monastery of Saint Theodosius was repeatedly destroyed and rebuilt. The building standing today was completed in 1952. In the courtyard of the monastery, there is an entrance to a small cave, Theodosius’ retreat. It is also a place where his remains are buried. It is supposed to be the same grotto where the Three Magi stayed overnight.
Not far from this convent located is Mar Saba, the Greek Orthodox Monastery that is over 1,500 years old.
