The New Church of the Theotokos

The New Church of the Theotokos, or New Church of the Mother of God, was a Byzantine church erected in by Emperor Justinian I. Like the later in Constantinople, it is sometimes referred to in English as "the Nea" or the "Nea Church".
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: Byzantine church in Jerusalem, consecrated in 543, dedicated to the Mother of God
  • Also known as: “Nea Ekklesia of the Theotokos”, “New Church of the Theotokos”, and “The Nea”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Al-Aqsa Mosque and Western Wall.

Mosque
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The Aqsa Mosque, also known as the Qibli Mosque or Qibli Chapel, is the main congregational mosque or in the compound in the Old City of . is situated 380 metres northeast of The New Church of the Theotokos.

Synagogue
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The is an ancient retaining wall of the built-up hill known to Jews and Christians as the of Jerusalem. Its most famous section, known by the same name, often shortened by Jews to the Kotel or Kosel, is known in the West as the Wailing Wall, and in Arab world and Islamic world as the Buraq Wall. is situated 370 metres northeast of The New Church of the Theotokos.

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 520 metres northeast of The New Church of the Theotokos.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jewish Quarter and Armenian Quarter.

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.

Neighborhood
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The is one of the four sectors of the walled Old City of . Located in the southwestern corner of the Old City, it can be accessed through the and .

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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.

The New Church of the Theotokos

Latitude
31.77395° or 31° 46′ 26″ north
Longitude
35.23251° or 35° 13′ 57″ east
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q907482
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“The New Church of the Theotokos” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كنيسة والدة الإله الجديدة”
  • Arabic: “كنيسة_والدة_الإله_الجديدة”
  • Czech: “Nový kostel Bohorodičky”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه نيا اكليسيا من والده الاله”
  • French: “Église Sainte-Marie-la-Neuve de Jérusalem”
  • French: “Sainte-Marie-la-Neuve”
  • German: “Kapelle von der Ohnmacht Unserer Lieben Frau”
  • German: “Nea-Kirche”
  • Greek: “Νέα Ἐκκλησία”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית הניאה”
  • Hungarian: “Nea templom”
  • Indonesian: “Gereja Baru Theotokos”
  • Italian: “Basilica Nea”
  • Italian: “chiesa di Santa Maria Nuova”
  • Korean: “오토코스의 네아 에클레시아”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Nea-kirken”
  • Norwegian: “Nea-kirken”
  • Polish: “Kościół Najświętszej Maryi Panny Nowej”
  • Polish: “Kościół Nea”
  • Portuguese: “Nova Igreja da Mãe de Deus”
  • Spanish: “Nueva Iglesia de la Madre de Dios”
  • Turkish: “Theotokos Yeni Kilisesi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Batei Mahase Square and Aish Torah Yeshiva.

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