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Cathedral Of Elijah The Prophet, Aleppo
Cathedral of Elijah the Prophet ( ar, كاتدرائية النبي إلياس) is a Greek Orthodox church in Jdeydeh quarter of Aleppo, Syria. The church belongs the Greek Orthodox Prelacy, the Diocese of Aleppo. It was consecrated in December 2000 as the new Greek Cathedral in Aleppo. Design The cathedral is a brick church, with a two-tower facade, topped with a dome. History The Cathedral of Elijah the Prophet was built in the late 20th century and consecrated on December 17, 2000. It replaced the historic Church of the Dormition of Our Lady as the Greek Cathedral for the city. With its consecration it became the new cathedral of the Greek Orthodox diocese of Aleppo. In April 2013 during the Syrian civil war, the Greek Orthodox Archbishop Paul (Yazigi), who resided in the cathedral, was kidnapped together with the Syrian Orthodox Archbishop Gregorios Yohanna Ibrahim by forces allegedly loyal to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. The two clergymen have not appeared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Jdayde
Al-Jdayde ( ar, جديدة, also transliterated as ''al-Jdeideh'', ''al-Judayda'', ''al-Jdeïdé'' or ''al-Jadida'') is a historic predominantly Christian neighbourhood of Aleppo. It is noted for its winding narrow alleys, richly decorated mansions and churches. It was an area of significant cultural and historical interest. Much of Al-Jdayde suffered catastrophic damage during the Syrian Civil War. History At the end of the Mamluk period, al-Jdayde was a small suburb benefiting from a few shops located outside of city's northern walls and near the cemeteries and storage areas. The development of the city along the roads connecting the Bab al-Nasr gate with neighbouring villages to the North and northeast progressively integrated Jdayde into the city of Aleppo. By the late 14th century, these quarters were equipped with ''khutba'' mosques and fountains made possible by a network of water works. A new water duct, opened in 1490–91, facilitated the further extension of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islamic State Of Iraq And The Levant
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Greek Orthodoxy In Syria
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Churches Completed In 2000
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Eastern Orthodox Church Buildings In Syria
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Cathedrals In Aleppo
A cathedral is a church that contains the ''cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denominations with an episcopal hierarchy, such as the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, and some Lutheran churches.New Standard Encyclopedia, 1998 by Standard Educational Corporation, Chicago, Illinois; page B-262c Church buildings embodying the functions of a cathedral first appeared in Italy, Gaul, Spain, and North Africa in the 4th century, but cathedrals did not become universal within the Western Catholic Church until the 12th century, by which time they had developed architectural forms, institutional structures, and legal identities distinct from parish churches, monastic churches, and episcopal residences. The cathedral is more important in the hierarchy than the church because it is from the cathedral that the bishop governs the area under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Churches In Aleppo
List of active churches and cathedrals in the Syrian city of Aleppo. Note that around 20 churches received varying damage during the Battle of Aleppo, which ended in December 2016. Armenian churches *Armenian Apostolic Church, Armenian Diocese of Beroea File:Forty Martyrs Armenian Cathedral Alp.jpg, Forty Martyrs Cathedral File:Saint Gregory Armenian church, Aleppo.jpg, Surp Krikor Lusavorich Church File:Saint James Armenian Church, Aleppo (exterior 2).jpg, Surp Hagop Church File:Surp Kevork (Siant George) Armenian Church, Aleppo (1).jpg, Surp Kevork Church File:Armenian Church of the Holy Mother of God, Aleppo, 2010 (1).jpg, Church of the Holy Mother of God *Armenian Catholic Church, Armenian Catholic Archeparchy of Aleppo File:Cathedral of Our Mother of Reliefs, Aleppo, 1991.jpg, Cathedral of Our Mother of Reliefs File:Holy Saviour Alp.jpg, Church of the Holy Saviour - Saint Barbara File:Holy Trinity, Aleppo, Syria.jpg, Holy Trinity Church File:Holy Cross Church, Alepp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregorios Yohanna Ibrahim
Yohanna Ibrahim ( ar, يوحنا إبراهيم) also Gregorios Yohanna Ibrahim (born August 18, 1948) is the Syriac Orthodox archbishop of Aleppo. He was kidnapped on April 22, 2013, along with Paul (Yazigi), the Greek Orthodox metropolitan of Aleppo. Life Ibrahim was born on August 18, 1948 in Qamishly, Syria. He studied Ecclesiastical Studies and Canon Law at the Pontifical Oriental Institute (Roma Istituto Orientale) in Rome from 1973 to 1976. He became a monk in 1973, a deacon in 1976, a priest in 1976, and a bishop in 1979. In 1988 he established the Al Raha Mardin Publishing House in Aleppo. Ibrahim received degrees from St. Ephrem Theological Seminary in Zahle Lebanon, the Oriental Institute in Rome, and the Pontifical Oriental Institute in Rome. He received a PhD from Birmingham University in the UK. The title of his dissertation was “Christian Arabs in Mesopotamia before Islam.” Before he became a bishop in Syria, Ibrahim had positions in Iraq, Sweden, Holland, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleppo
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Paul (Yazigi)
Paul (Yazigi) of Aleppo (also known as Boulos Yazigi; born 1959) was the metropolitan of the archdiocese of Aleppo, Syria, of the Church of Antioch. Life Born in 1959 in the coastal city of Latakia ( Syria) into a very devout Christian family, he was active in the church as a youth. After graduating in 1985 from the Tishreen University with a Civil Engineering degree, he was ordained a deacon and studied theology at the University of Thessaloniki, gaining a Bachelor's degree in 1989, a Master's degree in 1992 and a Doctor of Philosophy. He also studied at Mount Athos. Paul was ordained to the priesthood in 1992 and was Dean of the Institute of Theology from 1994 to 2000 when he was elected Metropolitan of Aleppo, being enthroned in Aleppo on October 22. He succeeded Youssef (Elias), bishop of Aleppo from 1971 to 2000. His brother is John X, currently the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch. Kidnapping In 2013, Paul, along with Syriac Orthodox Archbishop of Aleppo Yohann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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