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The Church of the Seat of Mary (Latin: Ecclesia Kathismatis, from Greek: κάθισμα, romanized: kathisma, lit. 'seat'), Church of the Kathisma or Old Kathisma being the name mostly used in literature, was a 5th-century Byzantine church in the Holy Land, located between Jerusalem and Bethlehem, on what is today known as Hebron Road [].
"Cenacle" is a derivative of the Latin word ceno, which means "I dine". Jerome used the Latin coenaculum for both Greek words in his Latin Vulgate translation. "Upper room" is derived from the Gospel of Mark and the Gospel of Luke, which both employ the Koine Greek: anagaion (ἀνάγαιον, Mark 14:15 [2] and Luke 22:12), [3] whereas the Acts of the Apostles uses the Koine Greek hyperōion ...
The Church of Saint Mary of the Germans [1] [2] [3] (Hebrew: כנסיית מרים של הגרמנים; Latin: Santa Maria Alemannorum or Santa Maria Alemanna) [4] was a Catholic church, built in Romanesque style, now in ruins, located in the Old City of Jerusalem [1] on the northeast slope of Mount Zion.
The upper church was destroyed by Saladin in 1187, its masonry being used to repair the walls of Jerusalem. Saladin left the lower church intact, but removed all the Christian imagery from it. [8] In the second half of the 14th century Franciscan friars rebuilt [clarification needed] the church once more. [citation needed]
Today, Ein Karem is a vibrant bohemian neighborhood of Jerusalem, with a population of 2,000 (2010). [8] It has retained a very high-level of authenticity, its natural environment remains intact, and its old houses are still inhabited and preserved. [4] It attracts three million visitors a year, one-third of them pilgrims from around the world. [8]
A. Salzmann - Escalier arabe de Sainte-Marie la Grande - Jerusalem.jpg. The Church of Saint Mary of the Latins (Latin: Latina) was a church building in the Old City of Jerusalem in the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem.
The New Church of the Theotokos, or New Church of the Mother of God, was a Byzantine church erected in Jerusalem by Emperor Justinian I (r. 527–565). Like the later Nea Ekklesia (Νέα Ἐκκλησία) in Constantinople , it is sometimes referred to in English as " the Nea " or the " Nea Church ".
The Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Virgin, [1] also called Greek Catholic Melkite Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Virgin or simply Church of Our Lady of the Annunciation, [2] is a Melkite Greek Catholic cathedral located in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. [3] It is dedicated to the Annunciation.