Cathedral of Our Lady of the Dormition
| Cathedral of the Dormition of Our Lady | |
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كَاتِدْرَائِيَّةُ سَيِّدَةِ النِّيَاحِ لِلرُّومِ الْمَلَكِيِّينَ فِي دِمَشْقَ | |
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| Location | Damascus, Syria |
| Denomination | Melkite Greek Catholic Church |
| History | |
| Status | Cathedral |
The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Dormition (
Byzantine rite
.
The Archbishop Vicar (or Eparca) starting in 2006 was
Superior General of the Society of Missionaries of St. Paul. On June 21, 2017, he was elected as the Melkite Greek Patriarch.[4]
The cathedral is dedicated to the
Eastern Christian "counterpart" to the Latin Church doctrine of the assumption of Mary
.
See also
References
- ^ Cathedral of the Dormition of Our Lady
- ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
- ^ "ADDRESS TO YOUNG PEOPLE IN DAMASCUS". www.ewtn.com. Archived from the original on 2017-10-11. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
- ^ "Joseph Absi elected patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church". The Daily Star (Lebanon). Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
External links
Media related to Cathedral of the Dormition of Our Lady at Wikimedia Commons- www.gcatholic.org
