Dominus Flevit Church
Dominus Flevit is a Roman Catholic church on the Mount of Olives, opposite the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem in Israel. During construction of the sanctuary, archaeologists uncovered artifacts dating back to the Canaanite period, as well as tombs from the Second Temple and Byzantine eras.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: Catholic church building in Jerusalem
- Also known as: “Ecclesia Flere”, “Ecclesia Flevit”, “Eclesia Dominus Flevit”, “Iglesia del dominus flevit”, “Kapelle von der Ohnmacht Unserer Lieben Frau”, “כנסיית דומינוס פלויט”, “כנסיית הדמעה”, and “主泣教堂”
- Address: Jerusalem
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Mount of Olives and Dome of the Rock.
Dome of the Rock
Mosque
The Dome of the Rock is an octagonal Islamic shrine… Dome of the Rock is situated 630 metres west of Dominus Flevit Church.
Dome of the Rock
Mosque
The Aqsa Mosque, also known as the Qibli Mosque… Dome of the Rock is situated 630 metres west of Dominus Flevit Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gethsemane and Maale HaZeitim.
Dominus Flevit Church
- Categories: Catholic church building, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.77799° or 31° 46′ 41″ north
Longitude
35.24191° or 35° 14′ 31″ east
Open location code
8G3QQ6HR+5Q
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=church
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholic
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Dominus Flevit Church” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كنيسة دومينوس فولويط”
- Bulgarian: “Доминус Флевит”
- Chinese: “主哭耶京堂”
- Dutch: “Dominus Flevit”
- French: “Dominus flevit”
- French: “Église Dominus flevit”
- German: “Dominus Flevit Kirche”
- German: “Dominus flevit”
- Hebrew: “דומינוס פלוויט”
- Hebrew: “כנסיית דומינוס פלוויט”
- Italian: “chiesa del Dominus Flevit”
- Italian: “Chiesa del Dominus Flevit”
- Italian: “Dominus Flevit - Pianto di Gesù”
- Korean: “예수님 눈물교회”
- Latin: “Ecclesia Dominus Flevit”
- Macedonian: “Црква Доминус Флевит”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Dominus Flevit-kirken”
- Norwegian: “Dominus Flevit-kirken”
- Polish: “Dominus flevit”
- Portuguese: “Dominus Flevit”
- Romanian: “Biserica catolică „Plângerea Ierusalimului””
- Russian: “Церковь Доминус Флевит”
- Spanish: “iglesia del Dominus Flevit”
- Spanish: “Iglesia del Dominus Flevit”
- Swedish: “Jesu tårars kyrka”
- Tamil: “ஆண்டவர் அழுத தேவாலயம்”
- Ukrainian: “Dominus Flevit”
- Ukrainian: “Церква Сліз Господніх”
- Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ Chúa khóc”
- Western Frisian: “Dominus flevit”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Necropolis and פרושים גוש ישן תת חלקה ט.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Grave of Rabbi Zvi Yehuda Kook and Grave of Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld.
West Bank: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Bethlehem and Ramallah.
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