Church of Mary Magdalene

The Church of Mary Magdalene is an Eastern Orthodox Christian church located on the , directly across the and near the Garden of Gethsemane in .
jerusalem-mission.org
Wikipedia
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Opening hours: Tuesday and Thursday 10:00 AM—noon
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Russian Orthodox
  • Description: church building in East Jerusalem
  • Also known as: “Church of Maria Magdalene”
  • Address: Jerusalem

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mount of Olives and Church of All Nations.

Peak
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Old City of Jerusalem is that part of surrounded by the impressive 16th-century Ottoman city walls and representing the heart of the city both historically and spiritually.

Church
Photo: Etc. gamma, Public domain.
The , also known as the Church of Gethsemane or the Basilica of the Agony, is a Catholic church located on the in , next to the Garden of . is situated 110 metres northwest of Church of Mary Magdalene.

Mosque
Photo: Wikimedia, GFDL.
The is an octagonal Islamic shrine at the center of the Al-Aqsa mosque compound on the in the . It is the world's oldest surviving work of Islamic architecture, the earliest archaeologically-attested religious structure to be built by a Muslim ruler and contains the earliest inscriptions proclaiming Islam and the prophet Muhammad. is situated 530 metres west of Church of Mary Magdalene.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gethsemane and Maale HaZeitim.

Locality
Photo: Mewasul, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a garden as well as a courtyard at the foot of the in , where, according to the four Gospels of the New Testament, Jesus Christ underwent the Agony in the Garden and was arrested before his crucifixion.

Neighborhood
Ma'ale HaZeitim is a Jewish Israeli settlement in , located on the , near the Palestinian neighborhood of . In 2010, its inhabitants numbered some 250 people belonging to 50 families.

Neighborhood
Photo: McKaby, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is one of the four sectors of the ancient, walled . It covers 31 hectares of the northeastern sector of the Old City.

Church of Mary Magdalene

Latitude
31.7789° or 31° 46′ 44″ north
Longitude
35.24086° or 35° 14′ 27″ east
Elevation
728 metres (2,388 feet)
Open location code
8G3QQ6HR+H8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 280347366
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­russian_orthodox
Geo­Names ID
12089240
Wiki­data ID
Q333594
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Church of Mary Magdalene from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Church of Mary Magdalene” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كنيسة مريم المجدلية”
  • Arabic: “كنيسه مريم المجدليه”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Մարիամ Մագդաղենացի եկեղեցի (Գեթսեմանի այգի)”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Մարիամ Մագդաղենացի եկեղեցի”
  • Belarusian: “Царква Святой Марыі Магдаліны”
  • Breton: “Iliz Mari Madalen”
  • Catalan: “església de Santa Maria Magdalena”
  • Chinese: “抹大拉的馬利亞教堂”
  • Chinese: “抹大拉的马利亚教堂”
  • Czech: “Máří Magdaléna”
  • Danish: “Maria Magdalena Kirke”
  • Danish: “Maria Magdalena-kirken”
  • Dutch: “Maria Magdalenakerk (Jeruzalem)”
  • Dutch: “Maria Magdalenakerk”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسة مريم المجدليه”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه مريم المجدليه”
  • French: “Église Sainte Marie-Madeleine”
  • French: “église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine”
  • French: “Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine”
  • German: “Kapelle von der Ohnmacht Unserer Lieben Frau”
  • German: “Maria-Magdalena-Kirche”
  • Greek: “Εκκλησία Μαρίας Μαγδαληνής”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית מריה מגדלנה”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית מרים המגדלית”
  • Hungarian: “Mária Magdolna-templom”
  • Italian: “chiesa di Maria Maddalena”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di Maria Maddalena”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di Santa Maria Maddalena”
  • Japanese: “マグダラのマリア教会”
  • Macedonian: “Црква Марија Магдалена”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Maria Magdalena-kirken (Jerusalem)”
  • Norwegian: “Maria Magdalena-kirken”
  • Persian: “کلیسای مریم مجدلیه”
  • Polish: “Cerkiew św. Marii Magdaleny w Jerozolimie”
  • Portuguese: “Igreja de Santa Maria Madalena”
  • Romanian: “Biserica Ortodoxă Rusă „Maria Magdalena””
  • Russian: “Гефсиманский монастырь”
  • Russian: “Монастырь Марии Магдалины”
  • Russian: “Монастырь Святой Марии Магдалины”
  • Russian: “Храм Марии Магдалины”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святой Марии Магдалины”
  • Spanish: “Convento de Santa Maria Magdalena”
  • Spanish: “Convento de Santa María Magdalena”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de Santa Maria Magdalena”
  • Spanish: “iglesia de Santa María Magdalena”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de Santa María Magdalena”
  • Swedish: “Maria Magdalena kyrka, Jerusalem”
  • Swedish: “Maria Magdalena kyrka”
  • Tamil: “மகதலேனா மரியாள் தேவாலயம்”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Святої Марії Магдалини”
  • Urdu: “کنیسہ مریم مگدلینی”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ thánh Maria Madalena”
  • Western Frisian: “Marije Magdalenatsjerke (Jeruzalim)”
  • Western Frisian: “Marije Magdalenatsjerke”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Church of Mary Magdalene”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Muslim Quarter and East Jerusalem.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as The Betrayal Page and All Nations Cafe.

West Bank: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Bethlehem, Ramallah, Hebron, and Jericho.

Curious Churches to Discover

Uncover intriguing churches from every corner of the globe.