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Church of Saint Toros ( hy, Սուրբ Աստվածածին եկեղեցի) is an
Islamic and Christian Holy Places
/ref> Thoros, also transliterated as T'oros, is the Armenian equivalent of the name Theodore (Theodoros in Greek).
Church of St. Theodore / St. T'oros
Institute for International Urban Development (I2UD): location, history, ground plan and description. Accessed 2021-09-16. {{coord, 31, 46, 28.51, N, 35, 13, 42.23, E, display=title Armenian Apostolic churches in Jerusalem
Church of Saint Toros ( hy, Սուրբ Աստվածածին եկեղեցի) is an Armenian Orthodox
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church
Church may refer to:
Religion
* Church (building), a building for Christian religious activities
* Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination
* Church service, a formalized period of Christian communal worship
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in the Armenian Quarter
The Armenian Quarter ( ar, حارة الأرمن, ''Harat al-Arman''; he, הרובע הארמני, ''Ha-Rova ha-Armeni''; hy, Հայոց թաղ, ) is one of the four sectors of the walled Old City of Jerusalem. Located in the southwestern cor ...
of Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
. History
The Church of St. Toros is located next to St. James' Cathedral. Some 4,000 ancient manuscripts are kept at the church (cf. St. Toros Manuscript Library). This collection of Armenian illustrated manuscripts is the second largest in the world, after one in Armenia. When former Armenian PresidentLevon Ter-Petrosyan
Levon Hakobi Ter-Petrosyan ( hy, Լևոն Հակոբի Տեր-Պետրոսյան; born 9 January 1945), also known by his initials LTP, is an Armenian politician who served as the first president of Armenia from 1991 until his resignation in 1998 ...
visited Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
, the Church of Saint Toros was an important stop on his itinerary./ref> Thoros, also transliterated as T'oros, is the Armenian equivalent of the name Theodore (Theodoros in Greek).
See also
*Armenians in Israel
Armenians in Israel and Palestine make up a community of approximately 5,000–6,000 Armenians living in both Israel and the State of Palestine.
In 1986, it was estimated that 1,500 Armenians lived in the city of Jerusalem. According to a 2 ...
* Christianity in Israel
* Armenian church architectureReferences
External links
Church of St. Theodore / St. T'oros
Institute for International Urban Development (I2UD): location, history, ground plan and description. Accessed 2021-09-16. {{coord, 31, 46, 28.51, N, 35, 13, 42.23, E, display=title Armenian Apostolic churches in Jerusalem