Stone of the Unction

Stone of the Unction is a stone in , . Stone of the Unction is situated nearby to , as well as near the church .
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  • Type: Stone
  • Denomination: Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Armenian Apostolic
  • Also known as: “Stone of Anointing”

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 530 metres east of Stone of the Unction.

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.

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is the largest city of Israel. Israel claims it as its capital and a few countries including the United States recognize that claim, but most other countries and the United Nations do not.

Stone of the Unction

Latitude
31.77837° or 31° 46′ 42″ north
Longitude
35.22974° or 35° 13′ 47″ east
Open location code
8G3QQ6HH+8V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3021822683
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­stone
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­greek_orthodox
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­armenian_apostolic
Wiki­data ID
Q3903535
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Stone of the Unction” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “حجر الطيب”
  • Breton: “Roc’h Nouenniñ”
  • German: “Salbungsstein”
  • Greek: “Πέτρα του Ευχελαίου”
  • Hebrew: “אבן המשיחה”
  • Italian: “Pietra dell’unzione”
  • Italian: “Pietra dell’Unzione”
  • Romanian: “Piatra Ungerii”
  • Russian: “Камень помазания”
  • Russian: “Камень Помазания”
  • Spanish: “Piedra del Unción”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Chapel of Adam and Greek Orthodox Chapel.

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