Church of Saint John the Baptist
The Church of Saint John the Baptist is a small Greek Orthodox church in the Muristan area of the Christian Quarter of Jerusalem. The above-ground churchmostly dates to the 11th century, and the crypt to the Late Roman or Byzantine period.
- Greek Orthodox church
- …lies at an elevation of around 800 metres (2,610 feet)
- Address: Jerusalem
- Also known as“Church of Saint John the Baptist, Jerusalem”“Greek Orthodox Church of Saint John the Baptist, Jerusalem”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of the Holy Sepulchre and Muristan Market.
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
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Muristan Market
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Mosque of Omar
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Places in the Area
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Armenian Quarter
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Church of Saint John the Baptist
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Latitude
31.77702° or 31° 46′ 37″ north
Longitude
35.22967° or 35° 13′ 47″ east
Open location code
8G3QQ6GH+RV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=church
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=greek_orthodox
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Church of Saint John the Baptist” goes by many names.
كنيسة القديس يوحنا المعمدانArabic
كنيسة القديس يوحنا المعمدان للروم الأرثوذكس بالقدسArabic
Iliz Sant-Yann-VadezourBreton
施洗約翰教堂Chinese
svatý Jan KřtitelCzech
JohanneskerkDutch
Johanneskerk (Jeruzalem)Dutch
كنيسه القديس يوحنا المعمدانEgyptian Arabic
Εκκλησία Αγίου Ιωάννη Βαπτιστή, ΙερουσαλήμGreek
Εκκλησία του Αγίου Ιωάννη του ΒαπτιστήGreek
כנסיית יוחנן המטבילHebrew
Keresztelő Szent János templomHungarian
Црква Свети Јован КрстителMacedonian
Kościół św. Jana Chrzciciela w JerozolimiePolish
Biserica Ortodoxă „Sfântul Ioan Botezătorul”Romanian
Црква Светог Јована Крститеља у ЈерусалимуSerbian
Jehannes de DopertsjerkeWestern Frisian
Jehannes de Dopertsjerke (Jeruzalim)Western Frisian
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