Kathisma

The Church of the Seat of Mary, Church of the Kathisma or Old Kathisma being the name mostly used in literature, was a 5th-century Byzantine church in the , located between and in , on what is today known as Hebron Road.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: 5th-century Byzantine church in the Holy Land
  • Also known as: “Church of the Seat of Mary”, “Kathisma church”, and “Kathisma Church”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mar Elias Monastery and Yeshivat Itri.

Church
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is a Greek Orthodox monastery in south Jerusalem, on a hill overlooking and , near Hebron Road. is situated 520 metres south of Kathisma.

School
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Yeshivas Itri is an Orthodox yeshiva in southeast . Founded in 1968 by Rabbi Mordechai Elefant, the yeshiva has several branches in Israel and the United States, and spawned several educational programs for Diaspora Jews. is situated 660 metres north of Kathisma.

Synagogue
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Yeshivat Har Hamor; is a Religious Zionist yeshiva in , , founded in 1997 as an offshoot of Yeshivat . The president of the yeshiva is Rabbi Zvi Thau, and the Rosh yeshiva - head of the yeshiva - is Rabbi Amiel Sternberg. is situated 1¼ km south of Kathisma.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Givat Hamatos and Ramat Rahel.

Neighborhood
is a planned Israeli settlement in . It encompasses an area of 170 dunams. It is bordered by in the north, in the south, and in the west.

Village
Photo: Gilabrand, CC BY 3.0.
Ramat Rachel is a kibbutz located in central . An enclave within Jerusalem's municipal boundaries, near the neighborhoods and , and overlooking and , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.

Suburb
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Palestinian town along the Green Line, with the vast majority of its territory in and some northern parts in .

Kathisma

Latitude
31.73922° or 31° 44′ 21″ north
Longitude
35.21278° or 35° 12′ 46″ east
Open location code
8G3QP6Q7+M4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2288369408
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q12406968
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Kathisma” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كنيسة كرسي مريم”
  • Belarusian: “Кафізма”
  • Chinese: “拜占庭圣母座教堂”
  • Dutch: “Kathismakerk”
  • French: “église de la Kathisma”
  • French: “Église de la Kathisma”
  • German: “Kathisma-Kirche”
  • Hebrew: “הקתיסמה”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית הקתיסמה”
  • Hebrew: “קתיסמה”
  • Italian: “Kathisma”
  • Japanese: “シート・オブ・マリア教会”
  • Portuguese: “Igreja do Trono de Maria”
  • Russian: “Кафизма”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia del Trono de María”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Катизми”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Ramat Gan Archealogical Garden and אגד.

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