Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, Jerusalem
| Church of Our Lady of Sorrows | |
|---|---|
Krikor Bedros XX Gabroyan |
The Church of Our Lady of Sorrows (Hebrew: כנסיית גבירתנו הדואבת),[1] or the Church of Sorrows of Mary also called the Armenian Chapel of Our Lady of the Spasm, is an Armenian Catholic church building in the Old City of Jerusalem[2] erected in 1881.[3]
Located at the fourth station on the
his mother.[4] The building includes a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary, and is thus named in dedicated to her under the title Our Lady of Sorrows
.
As the seat of the
particular church sui iuris in full communion with the Pope in Rome, and the Catholic Church,[5] the church building holds the status of cathedral
. The facility is also the Armenian Catholic hospice in Jerusalem.
It is a World Heritage Site of UNESCO since 1981.[2]
See also
- Catholicism portal
Palestine portal
References
- ^ ""Church of Our Lady of Suffering – Armenian catholic – Jerusalem Articles"". Archived from the original on 2017-06-15. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
- ^ a b "Church of Our Lady of the Spasm, Jerusalem, Israel (Armenian)". www.gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
- ISBN 9780135063200.
- ^ "Via Dolorosa, the extended version". Hotel Eden Tiberias. 2016-04-11. Archived from the original on 2016-05-17. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
- ^ "Our Lady of Sorrows « See The Holy Land". www.seetheholyland.net. Archived from the original on 2016-06-11. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
