Church of the Holy Archangels
The Church of the Holy Archangels, also known as Deir ez-Zeitun, is an Armenian Orthodox Christian church in the Armenian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem.Photo: Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Description: church building in Israel
- Also known as: “Church of the Holy Archangels, Jerusalem” and “Deir ez-Zeitun”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Zion Gate and Cenacle.
Zion Gate
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zion Gate, 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.
Cenacle
Church
The Cenacle, also known as the Upper Room, is a room in Mount Zion in Jerusalem, just outside the Old City walls, traditionally held to be the site of the Last Supper, the final meal that, in the Gospel accounts, Jesus held with the apostles. Cenacle is situated 150 metres south of Church of the Holy Archangels.
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Church
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, also known as the Church of the Resurrection, is a fourth-century church in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. Church of the Holy Sepulchre is situated 570 metres north of Church of the Holy Archangels.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Armenian Quarter and Mount Zion.
Armenian Quarter
Neighborhood
Photo: Yonah baby, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Armenian Quarter is one of the four sectors of the walled Old City of Jerusalem. Located in the southwestern corner of the Old City, it can be accessed through the Zion Gate and Jaffa Gate.
Mount Zion
Suburb
Jerusalem is the largest city of Israel. Israel claims it as its capital and a few countries including the United States recognize that claim, but most other countries and the United Nations do not.
Jewish Quarter
Neighborhood
Photo: Michael Kriegal, CC BY 2.0.
The Jewish Quarter is one of the four traditional quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem. The area lies in the southwestern sector of the walled city, and stretches from the Zion Gate in the south, along the Armenian Quarter on the west, up to the Street of the Chain in the north and extends to the Western Wall and the Temple Mount in the east.
Church of the Holy Archangels
- Category: religion
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Italian—“Church of the Holy Archangels” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دير الزيتون”
- Arabic: “كنيسة رؤساء الملائكة القديسين”
- Arabic: “كنيسة_رؤساء_الملائكة_القديسين”
- Armenian: “Դեյր էզ-Զեյթուն”
- Armenian: “Երուսաղեմի Սրբոց Հրեշտակապետաց եկեղեցի”
- Armenian: “Սրբոց Հրեշտակապետաց եկեղեցի”
- Chinese: “圣天使堂”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسة رؤساء الملائكه القديسين”
- Esperanto: “Preĝejo Sanktaj Ĉefanĝeloj”
- Hebrew: “כנסיית המלאכים הראשיים הקדושים (ירושלים)”
- Italian: “chiesa dei Santi Arcangeli”
- Italian: “Chiesa dei Santi Arcangeli”
- Italian: “Deir ez-Zeitun”
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