St. Mark’s Convent

The Monastery of Saint Mark the Evangelist and the Virgin Mary is a Syriac Orthodox monastery in the of the and residence of the Syriac Orthodox Archbishop of Jerusalem.
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  • Church
  • …lies at an elevation of 795 metres (2,608 feet)
  • Description: church building in East Jerusalem
  • Address: Jerusalem
  • Also known as
    “Dayr Mār Murqus lil-Suryān al-Urthūdhuks bi-Ūrushalīm”
    “Dayro d-Mor Marqos”
    “Monastère de Saint-Marc”
    “Monastère syriaque Saint-Marc”
    “Monastery of Saint Mark”
    “Monastery of Saint Mark the Evangelist and the Virgin Mary”
    “Monastery of St. Mark”
    “St. Mark’s Monastery”
    “St. Mark’s Monastery, Jerusalem”
    “Syriac Church of Saint Mark”
    “ܥܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܪܩܘܣ”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of the Holy Sepulchre and Western Wall.

Church
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The , also known as the… is situated 270 metres north of St. Mark’s Convent.

Synagogue
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The is an ancient retaining wall of the… is situated 370 metres east of St. Mark’s Convent.

Mosque
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The Aqsa Mosque, also known as the Qibli Mosque… is situated 470 metres east of St. Mark’s Convent.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jewish Quarter and Armenian Quarter.

Neighborhood
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The is one of the four traditional quarters of the .

Neighborhood
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The is one of the four sectors of the walled Old City of .

Neighborhood
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The is one of the four quarters…

St. Mark’s Convent

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Latitude
31.776° or 31° 46′ 34″ north
Longitude
35.23059° or 35° 13′ 50″ east
Open location code
8G3QQ6GJ+C6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 563992070
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Geo­Names ID
13608149
Wiki­data ID
Q1901918

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“St. Mark’s Convent” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دير مار مرقس، القدس”
  • Arabic: “دير مار مرقس”
  • Chinese: “圣马可修道院”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “دير مار مرقس (القدس)”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “دير مار مرقس”
  • French: “Monastere Mor Marqos”
  • French: “monastère Mor Marqos”
  • French: “Monastère Mor Marqos”
  • German: “Markuskirche”
  • Greek: “Μοναστήρι Μορ Μαρκός”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית סנט מארק”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית סנט מרק”
  • Hebrew: “כנסית מרקוס הקדוש”
  • Hebrew: “מנזר מרקוס הקדוש”
  • Italian: “monastero di San Marco”
  • Italian: “Monastero di San Marco”
  • Japanese: “聖マトフェイ修道院”
  • Japanese: “聖マルコ修道院”
  • Polish: “Kościół św. Marka w Jerozolimie”
  • Polish: “Monaster św. Marka w Jerozolimie”
  • Romanian: “Biserica Siriacă „Sfântul Marcu””
  • Russian: “Монастырь Святого Марка”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Марка”
  • Spanish: “iglesia monasterio de San Marcos”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia monasterio de San Marcos”
  • Syriac: “ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܡܖܩܘܣ ܕܣܘܖܵܝܝܐ ܐܖܵܬܘܕܘܟܣܘ”
  • Turkish: “Mor Markos Manastırı”

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