Church of Our Lady of Sorrows

The Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, or the Church of Sorrows of Mary, also called the Armenian Chapel of Our Lady of the Spasm, is an Armenian Catholic church building in the erected in 1881.
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: Armenian Catholic Church
  • Also known as: “Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, Jerusalem”, “Church of Our Lady of the Spasm”, “Church of Our Lady of the Spasm, Jerusalem”, and “Church of the Holy Mother of God”
  • Address: Jerusalem

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dome of the Rock and Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

Mosque
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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 340 metres southeast of Church of Our Lady of Sorrows.

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 310 metres southwest of Church of Our Lady of Sorrows.

Synagogue
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The is an ancient retaining wall of the built-up hill known to Jews and Christians as the of Jerusalem. Its most famous section, known by the same name, often shortened by Jews to the Kotel or Kosel, is known in the West as the Wailing Wall, and in the Arab world and Islamic world as the Buraq Wall. is situated 390 metres southeast of Church of Our Lady of Sorrows.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Muslim Quarter and Old City.

Neighborhood
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The is one of the four sectors of the ancient, walled . It covers 31 hectares of the northeastern sector of the Old City.

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The 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.

Neighborhood
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The is one of the four quarters of the walled Old City of , the other three being the , the and the .

Church of Our Lady of Sorrows

Latitude
31.77994° or 31° 46′ 48″ north
Longitude
35.23245° or 35° 13′ 57″ east
Elevation
795 metres (2,608 feet)
Open location code
8G3QQ6HJ+XX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 277705915
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Geo­Names ID
13608141
Wiki­data ID
Q999100
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