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St. Elijah's Church (other)
St. Elijah's Church, a church dedicated to the prophet Elijah, also called Elias, may refer to the following churches: Albania * St. Elijah's Church, Buhal * St. Elijah's Monastery Church, Jorgucat * St. Elijah Church, Moscopole *St. Elijah's Church, Stegopull Australia * Church of Saint Elijah, Coober Pedy Bosnia and Herzegovina * Church of Saint Elias, Glamoč Bulgaria * Church of St Elijah, Boboshevo Canada *Profitis Ilias Greek Orthodox Church, in Endeavour, Saskatchewan *St. Ilija Macedonian Orthodox Church, Mississauga *St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral, in Ottawa Croatia *Church of St. Elijah, Novi Jankovci Denmark * Elijah's Church, Vesterbros Troy, Vesterbro, Copenhagen, Denmark Greece * Church of Prophet Elijah (Thessaloniki) * Chapel of the Prophet Elias, Mount Olympus India *St Elijah Orthodox Syrian Church, Koduvila, Kerala *St Elias Orthodox church, Budhanoor, Kerala Iraq *Dair Mar Elia, a monastery near Mosul Israel * St. Elijah Cathedral, Haifa K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elijah
Elijah ( ; he, אֵלִיָּהוּ, ʾĒlīyyāhū, meaning "My God is Yahweh/ YHWH"; Greek form: Elias, ''Elías''; syr, ܐܸܠܝܼܵܐ, ''Elyāe''; Arabic: إلياس or إليا, ''Ilyās'' or ''Ilyā''. ) was, according to the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible, a prophet and a miracle worker who lived in the northern kingdom of Israel during the reign of King Ahab (9th century BCE). In 1 Kings 18, Elijah defended the worship of the Hebrew God over that of the Canaanite deity Baal. God also performed many miracles through Elijah, including resurrection, bringing fire down from the sky, and entering heaven alive "by fire". 2 Kings 2:11 He is also portrayed as leading a school of prophets known as "the sons of the prophets". Following his ascension, Elisha, his disciple and most devoted assistant, took over his role as leader of this school. The Book of Malachi prophesies Elijah's return "before the coming of the great and terrible day of the ", making him a harbin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Temple Of Elijah The Prophet
The Temple of Elijah the Prophet is an Eastern Orthodox Church in Jarkent, built in 1892, in the same style as the Vernensky Cathedral. Specification The temple building is constructed from Tian Shan spruce. The building stands on a brick and lime foundation. It is a chopped building with detailed decorative carvings. The building has a cruciform and five domes on the roof. The church measures by , and has a capacity of 750 people. The belfry contains six bells. The crosses of the church are covered with scarlet, iron, and bronze. The building was designed by the architect Troparevsky. The church parish has a library and runs a Sunday school. History The construction of the building took five years, and was funded by donations. On December 22, 1900, priests Mikhail Uspensky, Viktor Illarionov and Alexander Komarovsky consecrated the Church. Under the USSR, the church building closed and used as a grain warehouse, sports hall, school and club.T he building became dilapidate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Elias (other)
Saint Elias, the Latin form of the Hebrew name Elijah, may refer to any of: People * Elijah, an Old Testament prophet sometimes revered as a Christian saint * Elias I of Jerusalem (died 516), 5th-century Patriarch of Jerusalem * Elias and companions (died 309), group of Egyptian Christian martyrs (d.309) * Ignatius Elias III, a Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch who is a saint in the Syriac Orthodox Church Places * Mount Saint Elias, the second highest mountain in Canada and the United States * Saint Elias Mountains, a mountain range in Alaska and the Canadian Yukon * Mount Carmel Mount Carmel ( he, הַר הַכַּרְמֶל, Har haKarmel; ar, جبل الكرمل, Jabal al-Karmil), also known in Arabic as Mount Mar Elias ( ar, link=no, جبل مار إلياس, Jabal Mār Ilyās, lit=Mount Saint Elias/ Elijah), is a ... in Haifa, also known as Mount Saint Elias (Jebel Mar Elyas) * Saint Elias Monastery (Shwayya, Lebanon) See also * St. Elijah's Church (disambiguatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Elijah (other)
Saint Elijah refers to the prophet Elijah St Elijah or ''variant'', may refer to: * St. Elijah's Church (other) * Mount St Elijah, a massif in Israel * Monastery of Saint Elijah, Nineveh, Iraq See also * * * * * Saint Elias (other) Saint Elias, the Latin form of the Hebrew name Elijah, may refer to any of: People * Elijah, an Old Testament prophet sometimes revered as a Christian saint * Elias I of Jerusalem (died 516), 5th-century Patriarch of Jerusalem * Elias and companio ... ( la, link=no, Saint Elijah) * Elijah (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Saint Elias Cathedral
Saint Elijah Cathedral ( ar, كاتدرائية القدّيِس الياس), is an Eastern Catholic (Maronite) church in Aleppo, Syria, located in the Christian quarter of al-Jdayde. It is named after the biblical prophet Elijah. The church was built in 1873, replacing an old Maronite church. It was renovated in 1914. History Prior to the current building of the cathedral, a small church from the 15th century has occupied the same area. The old church was mentioned by the Italian explorer Pietro Della Valle who visited Aleppo in 1625 and described it as one of the four churches that were built adjacent to each other in one yard with one gate, in the newly created Jdeydeh, the Christian quarter. The other three churches are the Forty Martyrs Armenian Church, the Holy Mother of God Armenian Church (the current ''Zarehian Treasury'') and the Greek Orthodox Church of the Dormition of Our Lady. The new building of the cathedral was completed in 1873. It has two magnificent be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of Saint Elijah, Vučitrn
The Church of Vushtrri in the Republic of Kosovo ''(formerly Dardania)'' is dedicated to ''Saint Elias'' and was built in 1834 on the foundations of an old Orthodox church (probably a Paleo-Christian church) in the eastern part of Vushtrri, where the buried items were found church. The murals on the church walls were painted in 1871 by Blazh Damnjanović from Dibra, Albania. The Church of Vushtrri in the Republic of Kosovo (former Dardania) is dedicated to Saint Elias and was built in 1834 on the foundations of an old Orthodox church (probably a Paleo-Christian church) in the eastern part of Vushtrri, where the buried church items were found. The murals on the walls of the church were painted in 1871 by Blazh Damnjanović from Dibra, Albania" The destruction of the church in 1999 The church was desecrated in June 1999 in the presence of the French KFOR KFOR may refer to: * KFOR (AM), a radio station (1240 AM) licensed to Lincoln, Nebraska, United States * KFOR-TV, a television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of The Holy Prophet Elijah, Smolinskoye
Church of the Holy Prophet Elijah - is an Orthodox church in Smolinskoye village, Sverdlovsk oblast. The church was granted the status of regional significance on 28 December 2001 (the Sverdlovsk oblast Sverdlovsk Oblast ( rus, Свердловская область, Sverdlovskaya oblast) is a federal subject (an oblast) of Russia located in the Ural Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Yekaterinburg, formerly known as ... Government Decree № 859). The object number of cultural heritage of regional significance is 661710759300005. Description The first mention of the church building in the Smolin village dates back to the second half of the 18th century, when Archpriest Feodor Kochnev consecrated a wooden church on July 5, 1770. The wooden building was badly damaged by a fire in 1822. Already in 1823 a letter was received for the construction of a new capital building. Today's church building is located in the western part of the village. The tem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of Elijah The Prophet (Belozersk)
Church of Elijah the Prophet is the wooden Russian Orthodox church of a tiered type located at Belozersk in Vologda region. It was built in 1690-1696 and consecrated in honor of the prophet Elijah. The church is listed as the cultural heritage site of federal significance in Russia. The church was built in 1690-1696 at the western outskirts of Belozersk at the place of an old tented-roof church, “decrepit by longevity”. Some information about that ancient building can be found in the Patrol Book of 1617–1618. The church was used as a summer (cold) one. In winter time all services were held in the nearby church of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos. There was no bell tower at the new St. Elijah Church but modern Russian researcher K. I. Kozlov had suggested that the two neighboring churches had a common separate bell tower. If so, this complex was the typical example of the northern three-component churchyard. By the beginning of the 20th century, the building ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cathedral Of Saint Elias And Saint Gregory The Illuminator
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Dair Mar Elia
Dair Mar Elia ( syr, ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܝܠܝܐ, ar, دير مار إيليا), also known as Saint Elijah's Monastery, was a Christian monastery located just south of Mosul, in the Nineveh Governorate, Iraq. It was founded in the late 6th century and was one of the oldest monasteries in Iraq. It belonged to the Church of the East, an ancient branch of Eastern Christianity, and then to the Chaldean Catholic Church. The monastery closed in 1743, after its monks were massacred by Persian forces. Its ruins were damaged during the invasion of Iraq in 2003, and were later demolished by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in 2014. History The monastery was founded around 595 AD by Mar Elia, a monk who had previously studied at al-Hirah and later in the great monastery at Izla mountain in modern Turkey. It belonged to the Church of the East. The monastery was the center of the regional Christian community and for centuries thousands of Christians would visit the monaster ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of Saint Elijah, Coober Pedy
The Church of Saint Elijah the Prophet ( sr, Црква Светог Илије Пророка / ''Crkva Svetog Ilije Proroka'') is the Serbian Orthodox church in Coober Pedy, South Australia, built in 1993 and is dedicated to Saint Elijah. It belongs to the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Australia and New Zealand. The church is a popular tourist attraction because of its underground location. The whole church complex, with a church, a community hall, a parish house and a religious school, is carved in the sandstone between 3 and 17 metres under the ground level. The building The church was built by Serbian Australians who settled in Coober Pedy as opal miners. Because of the hot climate, it was decided to build a church under the ground. The digging of the community hall begun in June 1992, and was finished in a month. The digging of the church itself began in February 1993, and was finished in August 1993, and consecrated on the St Elijah's day (). All work was done by the volunt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
