Cathedral of Saint James

The Cathedral of Saint James is a 12th-century Armenian church in the of , near the quarter's entry . The cathedral is dedicated to two of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus: James, son of Zebedee and James the brother of Jesus.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
  • Description: Armenian church in East Jerusalem
  • Also known as: “Cathedral of Saint James, Jerusalem”, “Cathedral of St. James, Jerusalem”, and “Saint James Cathedral”
  • Address: أورشليم ירושלים

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of the Holy Sepulchre and Jaffa Gate.

Church
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The , also known as the Church of the Resurrection, is a fourth-century church in the of the of . is situated 430 metres north of Cathedral of Saint James.

City gate
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is one of the seven main open gates of the Old City of Jerusalem. The name is currently used for both the historical Ottoman gate from 1538, and for the wide gap in the city wall adjacent to it to the south. is situated 280 metres northwest of Cathedral of Saint James.

Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also known in Arabic as Bab Sahyun or Bab Harat al-Yahud, is one of the seven historic Gates of the Old City of Jerusalem. is situated 190 metres south of Cathedral of Saint James.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Armenian Quarter and Jewish Quarter.

Neighborhood
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The is one of the four sectors of the walled Old City of . Located in the southwestern corner of the Old City, it can be accessed through the and .

Neighborhood
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The is one of the four traditional quarters of the . The area lies in the southwestern sector of the walled city, and stretches from the Zion Gate in the south, along the on the west, up to the Street of the Chain in the north and extends to the and the in the east.

Neighborhood
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is a historic neighborhood in , overlooking the Old City.

Cathedral of Saint James

Latitude
31.77453° or 31° 46′ 28″ north
Longitude
35.22909° or 35° 13′ 45″ east
Elevation
669 metres (2,195 feet)
Open location code
8G3QQ6FH+RJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 265410575
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­cathedral
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­armenian_apostolic
Geo­Names ID
13607900
Wiki­data ID
Q1679598
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Cathedral of Saint James” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كاتدرائية الأرمن”
  • Arabic: “كاتدرائية القديس يعقوب للأرمن”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Հակոբյանց եկեղեցի”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Հակոբյանց վանք”
  • Armenian: “Սրբոց Հակոբյանց մայր տաճար”
  • Armenian: “Սրբոց Յակոբեանց Վանք Հայոց”
  • Breton: “Iliz-veur Sant-Jakob”
  • Chinese: “圣雅各主教座堂 (耶路撒冷)”
  • Chinese: “圣雅各主教座堂”
  • Czech: “svatý Jakub”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه القديس يعقوب للارمن”
  • Esperanto: “Monaĥejo Sankta Jakobo (Jerusalemo)”
  • Esperanto: “Monaĥejo Sankta Jakobo”
  • French: “Cathédrale arménienne de Jérusalem”
  • French: “cathédrale Saint-Jacques de Jérusalem”
  • French: “Cathédrale Saint-Jacques de Jérusalem”
  • French: “Couvent Arménien Saint-Jacques”
  • German: “Jakobuskathedrale”
  • German: “Jakobuskirche”
  • German: “Kapelle von der Ohnmacht Unserer Lieben Frau”
  • German: “St.-Jakobus-Kathedrale”
  • Greek: “Αρμένικος Καθεδρικός Ναός Ιεροσολύμων”
  • Greek: “Καθεδρικός Ναός Αγίου Ιακώβου (Ιερουσαλήμ)”
  • Greek: “Καθεδρικός Ναός Αγίου Ιακώβου”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית סנט ג’יימס (ירושלים)”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית סנט ג’יימס”
  • Hebrew: “קתדרלת יעקב הקדוש”
  • Hungarian: “Szent Jakab-székesegyház”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di San Giacomo”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di San Giacomo”
  • Japanese: “聖ヤコブ主教座聖堂”
  • Persian: “کلیسای هاکوپ مقدس، اورشلیم”
  • Polish: “Katedra św. Jakuba w Jerozolimie”
  • Romanian: “Catedrala armeană „Sfântul Iacov””
  • Russian: “Собор Св. Иакова”
  • Russian: “Собор Святого Иакова (Иерусалим)”
  • Russian: “Собор Святого Иакова”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Santiago (Jerusalén)”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Santiago”
  • Ukrainian: “Собор Святого Якова (Єрусалим)”
  • Ukrainian: “Собор Святого Якова”
  • Urdu: “سینٹ جیمز کلیسا، یروشلم”
  • Urdu: “سینٹ جیمز کیتھیڈرل، یروشلم”
  • Western Armenian: “Սրբոց Յակոբեանց Վանք Հայոց”

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