Viri Galilaei Church
The Viri Galilaei Church is a Greek Orthodox church located at the northern peak of the Mount of Olives in eastern Jerusalem, Israel. It is part of the Monastery of Little Galilee on the Mount of Olives, which belongs to the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, and serves as the private residence of the Patriarch.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include 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 1 km southwest of Viri Galilaei Church.
Dome of the Rock
Mosque
The Aqsa Mosque, also known as the Qibli Mosque… Dome of the Rock is situated 1 km southwest of Viri Galilaei Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include At-Tur and Gethsemane.
East Jerusalem
East Jerusalem is the part of Jerusalem that belongs to the Palestinian territories.
Viri Galilaei Church
- Greek Orthodox church
- Description: church building in East Jerusalem
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Latitude
31.78242° or 31° 46′ 57″ north
Longitude
35.24486° or 35° 14′ 42″ east
Open location code
8G3QQ6JV+XW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=church
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=greek_orthodox
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Viri Galilaei Church” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أيها الرجال الجليليّون”
- Arabic: “كنيسة فيري غاليلي”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسة فيرى جاليلى”
- French: “église Viri Galilaei”
- French: “Église Viri Galilaei”
- German: “Viri-Galilaei-Kirche (Jerusalem)”
- German: “Viri-Galilaei-Kirche”
- Greek: “ἄνδρες Γαλιλαίοι”
- Greek: “Εκκλησία Άνδρες Γαλιλαίοι”
- Hebrew: “וירי-גלילאי”
- Hebrew: “כנסיית וירי-גלילאי”
- Hungarian: “Galileai férfiak-templom”
- Polish: “Kościół Viri Galilaei”
- Spanish: “iglesia Viri Galilaei”
- Spanish: “Iglesia Viri Galilaei”
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