Churches in Jerusalem
Augusta Victoria church
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Mary's Tomb
Mary's Tomb (also known as: Church of the Assumption) is a tomb
located on the foothills of Mount of Olives
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The Cenacle and the tomb of David
Both the cenacle and the tomb of David are located in the same building.The Franciscans bought it in 1335 and gave it its present form. In the beginning of the 15th century, Jews attempted to purchase the building.
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Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Here Jesus was crucified, entombed and resurrected. The round place under the domed roof that contains the sepulcher itself is, undoubtedly, the most important element of the whole complex and one of the most holy places for the Christian world.
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Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu The Assumptionist Fathers constructed this church, pleasantly modern in appearance, in the 1930’s. Beneath the church are a series of rock-cut structures, cellars, cisterns, stables dating to the Herodian period (37BCE-70CE).
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Dominus Flevit - The Lord Wept Dominus Flevit Church is on the Mount of Olives. The church name is Latin for "The Lord Wept". Here, according to Christian tradition, Jesus cried when he arrived in Jerusalem, predicting the destruction of the temple (Luke 19:41-44).
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Dormition Abbey
On Mount Zion you will notice a big octagonal church ascending from between the walls; Dormition Abbey. This church is a landmark of the city, and is the site where the Virgin Mary is said to have died, or fell into 'eternal sleep'.
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Gethsemane & Church of all Nations
Gethsemane (in Hebrew "gat semani" means "olive press") holds an important place in the Gospels, since Jesus spent there the night before his arrest after sharing his last supper with his disciples.
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Church of Mary Magdalene Situated on the slope of the Mount of Olives in the Garden of Gethsemane. It was built as a memorial to Empress Maria Alexandrovna by her son the Russian Czar Alexander III and his brothers.
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Church of St. John the Baptist The Church of St. John the Baptist belongs to the Franciscan monastery of the same name. The earliest church on the site goes back to the fifth century...
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Church of the Visitation (Ein Karem)
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Cathedral of St. James (Jerusalem) A 12th century Armenian church located in the Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem.
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Lutheran Church of the Redeemer (Jerusalem)
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St. George's Cathedral (Jerusalem)
Anglican cathedral in Jerusalem
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Greek Catholic Patriarchate (Jerusalem)
Built in 1848 as an oriental basilica
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Church of Saint Alexander Nevsky
Church of St. Anne
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