Chapel of the Finding of the Cross

Chapel of the Finding of the Cross is a church in , . Chapel of the Finding of the Cross is situated nearby to the church , as well as near the monastery .
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Also known as: “Sacellum Inventionis S. Crucis”
  • Address: Jerusalem

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of the Holy Sepulchre and Mosque of Omar.

Church
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The , also known as the Church of the Resurrection, is a fourth-century church in the of the of .

Mosque
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The is a , located inside the Old City of . Situated opposite the southern courtyard of the , in the area of the , the mosque is not open to tourists, and can be accessed only for praying.

Place of worship
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The is an octagonal Islamic shrine at the center of the Al-Aqsa mosque compound on the in the . It is the world's oldest surviving work of Islamic architecture, the earliest archaeologically-attested religious structure to be built by a Muslim ruler and contains the earliest inscriptions proclaiming Islam and the prophet Muhammad. is situated 470 metres east of Chapel of the Finding of the Cross.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Christian Quarter and Old City.

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 .

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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.

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.

Chapel of the Finding of the Cross

Latitude
31.77845° or 31° 46′ 42″ north
Longitude
35.2304° or 35° 13′ 49″ east
Open location code
8G3QQ6HJ+95
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2710872400
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Spanish—“Chapel of the Finding of the Cross” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Chapel Kavadenn ar Groaz Santel”
  • German: “Kapelle der Kreuzauffindung”
  • Hebrew: “קפלה של ההמצאה של הצלב”
  • Hungarian: “Szent Kereszt megtalálása kápolna”
  • Romanian: “Capela lui Aflarea Sfintei Cruci”
  • Russian: “придел Обретения Креста Господня”
  • Spanish: “Capilla del Hallazgo de la Vera Cruz”

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Highlights include Deir es Sultan and Saint Vartan Chapel.

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