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Abbey of the Dormition (German: Dormitio-Abtei, Hebrew: כנסיית הדורמיציון Knesia HaDormitsiyon, Arabic: كنيسة رقاد السيدة العذراء) is a Catholic abbey belonging to the Benedictine Order in Jerusalem, on Mount Zion, just outside the walls of the Old City near the Zion Gate.
The Dormition of the Mother of God is a Great Feast of the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic Churches (except the East Syriac churches). It celebrates the "falling asleep" (death) of Mary the Theotokos ("Mother of God", literally translated as God-bearer), and her being taken up into heaven.
Twelfth-century façade of Mary's Tomb in the garden of Gethsemane, in Jerusalem. The Basilica of the Annunciation, in Nazareth. The Abbey of the Dormition, also known as Church of the Dormition of Our Lady on Mount Zion, in Jerusalem. The Church of the Tomb of the Virgin Mary in the garden of Gethsemane, in Jerusalem
Jerusalem: Basilica of the Agony (Church of All Nations) Immemorial [3] Israel: Jerusalem: Basilica of St Stephen: 1903: Israel: Jerusalem: Basilica of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary, Hagia Maria Sion Abbey: 1957 [4] Israel: Lower Galilee: Basilica of the Transfiguration, Mount Tabor: Immemorial [3] Israel: Nazareth: Basilica of the ...
The Sacred Tradition of Eastern Christianity teaches that the Virgin Mary died a natural death (the Dormition of the Theotokos, the falling asleep), like any human being; that her soul was received by Christ upon death; and that her body was resurrected on the third day after her repose, at which time she was taken up, soul and body, into heaven in anticipation of the general resurrection.
In 1991, he received his doctorate in Byzantine Studies in Belfast and was a teacher in Nigeria. From 1992 to 1996 he taught at Glenstal Abbey School. He professed in 1994 and received priestly ordination in 1995. After studying depth psychology at the C. G. Jung Institute in Zurich, he became director of the Glenstal Abbey School in 1998.
Franciscan monasteries in Jerusalem (2 P) ... Abbey of the Dormition; R. Ratisbonne Monastery This page was last edited on 21 March 2024, at 12:20 (UTC). ...
An Armenian priest in Jerusalem c. 1900 pictured smoking a hookah with the Dormition Abbey in the background. The Ottomans tolerated the presence of non-Muslim, Dhimmi, communities including the Christian Armenians. There was religious tolerance and an Ottoman administration existed to sort out religious differences between the rival Christian ...