Church of the Dormition of Our Lady ( ar, كنيسة رقاد السيدة العذراء) is a

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. The church belongs the Greek Orthodox Prelacy, the Diocese of Aleppo. It was built during the first half of the 15th century and is active up to now.

History

The church was mentioned in an Armenian manuscript written by Movses Vardapet as one of three churches that were enlarged and renovated in 1499-1500 by the donation of an Armenian elite named Reyis Baron Yesayi. The two others being the Forty Martyrs Armenian Cathedral and the old Saint Elias Maronite Church. The

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who visited Aleppo in 1625, has mentioned the church as the Church of Saint Georges, being one of the four churches that were built adjacent to each other in one yard with one gate, in the newly created Jdeydeh 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 old Maronite Church of Saint Elias. The cathedral was damaged during the 1822 earthquake of Aleppo. It was renovated between 1850 and 1852, after the

Aleppo massacre of 1850 The Massacre of Aleppo ( ar, قومة حلب, '), often referred to simply as The Events ('), was a riot perpetrated by Muslim residents of Aleppo, largely from the eastern quarters of the city, against Christian residents, largely located in t ...

( ar, قومة حلب), when the Christians of Aleppo were massacred and the quarter of Jdeydeh was entirely destroyed by the Muslim population of the city. The cathedral is home to many valuable icons of the famous Aleppine school.

Current status

By January 2020, the church was undergoing a comprehensive restoration as it was badly damaged by militants through the

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in 2015.

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History

Current status

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