Christ Church

Christ Church, Jerusalem, is an Anglican church located inside the Old City of , established in 1849 by the London Society for Promoting Christianity Amongst the Jews.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Anglican
  • Description: church in East Jerusalem
  • Also known as: “Christ Church, Jerusalem”
  • Address: 55 הפטריארכיה הארמנית, Jerusalem, 91140

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of the Holy Sepulchre and Jaffa Gate.

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 260 metres north of Christ Church.

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 170 metres northwest of Christ Church.

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 Arab world and Islamic world as the Buraq Wall. is situated 500 metres east of Christ Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Armenian Quarter and Christian Quarter.

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 .

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 traditional quarters of the . The area lies in the southwestern sector of the walled city, and stretches from the Zion Gate in the south, along the on the west, up to the Street of the Chain in the north and extends to the and the in the east.

Christ Church

Latitude
31.77603° or 31° 46′ 34″ north
Longitude
35.22922° or 35° 13′ 45″ east
Elevation
795 metres (2,608 feet)
Inception
1849
Open location code
8G3QQ6GH+CM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 126755060
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­anglican
Geo­Names ID
13608153
Wiki­data ID
Q1087352
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Christ Church” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كنيسة المسيح بالقدس”
  • Arabic: “كنيسة المسيح في القدس”
  • Arabic: “كنيسة المسيح”
  • Armenian: “Քրիստոսի եկեղեցի”
  • Breton: “Iliz ar C’hrist”
  • Chinese: “基督堂 (耶路撒冷)”
  • Chinese: “基督堂”
  • Czech: “Kristův kostel”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه المسيح”
  • French: “Christ Church”
  • German: “Christ Church Jerusalem”
  • German: “Christuskirche Jerusalem”
  • German: “Christuskirche”
  • German: “Kapelle von der Ohnmacht Unserer Lieben Frau”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית המשיח”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית עמנואל”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kristuskirken (Jerusalem)”
  • Norwegian: “Kristuskirken”
  • Polish: “Kościół Chrystusa w Jerozolimie”
  • Portuguese: “Igreja de Cristo (Jerusalém)”
  • Portuguese: “Igreja de Cristo”
  • Romanian: “Biserica lui Hristos”
  • Russian: “Церковь Христа (Иерусалим)”
  • Russian: “церковь Христа”
  • Russian: “Церковь Христа”
  • Spanish: “iglesia de Cristo (Jerusalén)”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de Cristo”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Христа (Єрусалим)”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Христа”
  • Urdu: “کلیسا مسیح، یروشلم”

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