Cathedral of Saint James
The Cathedral of Saint James is a 12th-century Armenian church in the Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem, near the quarter's entry Zion Gate. The cathedral is dedicated to two of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus: James, son of Zebedee and James the brother of Jesus.
- Armenian Apostolic church
- …lies at an elevation of around 670 metres (2,190 feet)
- Description: Armenian church in East Jerusalem
- Address: أورشليم ירושלים
- Also known as“Cathedral of Saint James, Jerusalem”“Cathedral of St. James, Jerusalem”“Saint James Cathedral”
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Church of the Holy Sepulchre
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430 metres north of Cathedral of Saint James
Jaffa Gate
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270 metres northwest of Cathedral of Saint James
Zion Gate
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190 metres south of Cathedral of Saint James
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Armenian Quarter
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Jewish Quarter
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Cathedral of Saint James
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Latitude
31.77453° or 31° 46′ 28″ north
Longitude
35.22908° or 35° 13′ 45″ east
Open location code
8G3QQ6FH+RJ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity = place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building = cathedral
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination = armenian_apostolic
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Cathedral of Saint James” goes by many names.
كاتدرائية الأرمنArabic
كاتدرائية القديس يعقوب للأرمنArabic
Սուրբ Հակոբյանց եկեղեցիArmenian
Սուրբ Հակոբյանց վանքArmenian
Սրբոց Հակոբյանց մայր տաճարArmenian
Սրբոց Յակոբեանց Վանք ՀայոցArmenian
Donejakue katedralaBasque
Iliz-veur Sant-JakobBreton
圣雅各主教座堂Chinese
圣雅各主教座堂 (耶路撒冷)Chinese
svatý JakubCzech
كاتدرائيه القديس يعقوب للارمنEgyptian Arabic
Monaĥejo Sankta JakoboEsperanto
Monaĥejo Sankta Jakobo (Jerusalemo)Esperanto
Αρμένικος Καθεδρικός Ναός ΙεροσολύμωνGreek
Καθεδρικός Ναός Αγίου ΙακώβουGreek
Καθεδρικός Ναός Αγίου Ιακώβου (Ιερουσαλήμ)Greek
כנסיית סנט ג’יימסHebrew
כנסיית סנט ג’יימס (ירושלים)Hebrew
קתדרלת יעקב הקדושHebrew
Szent Jakab-székesegyházHungarian
Cattedrale di San GiacomoItalian
聖ヤコブ主教座聖堂Japanese
کلیسای هاکوپ مقدس، اورشلیمPersian
Katedra św. Jakuba w JerozolimiePolish
Catedrala armeană „Sfântul Iacov”Romanian
Собор Св. ИаковаRussian
Собор Святого ИаковаRussian
Собор Святого Иакова (Иерусалим)Russian
Собор Святого ЯковаUkrainian
سینٹ جیمز کلیسا، یروشلمUrdu
سینٹ جیمز کیتھیڈرل، یروشلمUrdu
Սրբոց Յակոբեանց Մայր ՏաճարWestern Armenian
Սրբոց Յակոբեանց Վանք ՀայոցWestern Armenian
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