Cremisan

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Cremisan is the name of a convent was founded in 1885, in Palestine by Salesians on ruins of a Byzantine monastery from the 7th century. It receives its name from the Cremisan Monastery near Bethlehem. Harvested grapes are transformed into wine at a cellar in Bethlehem, established in 1885. Modern equipment was added in 1997.^[1] The winery's main purpose was to produce wine from local grapes. The convent is located just on the current border between Jerusalem and Beit Jala.

The grapes, which are primarily harvested from the al-Khader area. Grapes are grown on hillsides between 600 and 930 m altitude, but only 2% of the wine production (around 700,000 liters per year) is made from Cremisan's own grapes. The rest comes mainly from Beit Jala, Beit Shemesh, and Hebron area.^[1]

Also, a number of theological students from other countries are educated here.