Church of Saint John the Baptist

The Church of Saint John the Baptist is a small Greek Orthodox church in the area of the of . In its current form, most of the above-ground church dates to the 11th century, and the crypt to the Late Roman or Byzantine period.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Greek Orthodox
  • Description: church
  • Also known as: “Church of Saint John the Baptist, Jerusalem”, “Church of St. John the Baptist”, and “Greek Orthodox Church of Saint John the Baptist, Jerusalem”
  • Address: Jerusalem

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Highlights include Church of the Holy Sepulchre and Muristan.

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 150 metres north of Church of Saint John the Baptist.

Marketplace
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The is a complex of streets and shops in the of the . It was the location of the first Bimaristan of the Knights Hospitaller. The name is derived from the Persian word Bimārestān, meaning "hospital".

City gate
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is one of the seven main open gates of the Old City of Jerusalem. The name is currently used for both the historical Ottoman gate from 1538, and for the wide gap in the city wall adjacent to it to the south. is situated 210 metres west of Church of Saint John the Baptist.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Christian Quarter and Armenian Quarter.

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 .

Neighborhood
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The is one of the four sectors of the walled Old City of . Located in the southwestern corner of the Old City, it can be accessed through the and .

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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.

Church of Saint John the Baptist

Latitude
31.77702° or 31° 46′ 37″ north
Longitude
35.22967° or 35° 13′ 47″ east
Elevation
795 metres (2,608 feet)
Open location code
8G3QQ6GH+RV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 166965387
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­greek_orthodox
Geo­Names ID
13608151
Wiki­data ID
Q1405083
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Church of Saint John the Baptist” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كنيسة القديس يوحنا المعمدان للروم الأرثوذكس بالقدس”
  • Arabic: “كنيسة القديس يوحنا المعمدان”
  • Breton: “Iliz Sant-Yann-Vadezour”
  • Chinese: “施洗約翰教堂”
  • Czech: “svatý Jan Křtitel”
  • Dutch: “Johanneskerk (Jeruzalem)”
  • Dutch: “Johanneskerk”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس يوحنا المعمدان”
  • French: “église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Jérusalem”
  • French: “Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Jérusalem”
  • French: “Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste”
  • German: “Johanneskirche”
  • Greek: “Εκκλησία Αγίου Ιωάννη Βαπτιστή, Ιερουσαλήμ”
  • Greek: “Εκκλησία του Αγίου Ιωάννη του Βαπτιστή”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית יוחנן המטביל”
  • Hungarian: “Keresztelő Szent János templom”
  • Macedonian: “Црква Свети Јован Крстител”
  • Polish: “Kościół św. Jana Chrzciciela w Jerozolimie”
  • Romanian: “Biserica Ortodoxă „Sfântul Ioan Botezătorul””
  • Serbian: “Црква Светог Јована Крститеља у Јерусалиму”
  • Spanish: “iglesia de San Juan el Bautista (Jerusalén)”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de San Juan el Bautista”
  • Western Frisian: “Jehannes de Dopertsjerke (Jeruzalim)”
  • Western Frisian: “Jehannes de Dopertsjerke”

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