Cathedral of Our Lady of the Dormition
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كَاتِدْرَائِيَّةُ سَيِّدَةِ النِّيَاحِ لِلرُّومِ الْمَلَكِيِّينَ فِي دِمَشْقَ | |
Location | Damascus, Syria |
Denomination | Melkite Greek Catholic Church |
History | |
Status | Cathedral |
The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Dormition (Arabic: كَاتِدْرَائِيَّةُ سَيِّدَةِ النِّيَاحِ لِلرُّومِ الْمَلَكِيِّينَ فِي دِمَشْقَ, romanized: Kātidrāʾīyat Sayyidat an-Niyāḥ li r-Rūm al-Malakīyīn fī Dimašq), also called the Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchal Cathedral of the Dormition of Our Lady,[1] is the cathedral of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church[2] in the city of Damascus, Syria.[3] It is the seat of the Greek-Melkite Archeparchy of Damascus (Latin: Archieparchia Damascena Graecorum Melkitarum) dependent on the Melkite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch, which includes about 150,000 baptized adherents and twenty parishes with fifty priests. Its faithful, assigned from the 18th century to the Holy See in Rome, employ the Arabic language and the Byzantine rite.
The Archbishop Vicar (or Eparca) starting in 2006 was Youssef Absi, former Superior General of the Society of Missionaries of St. Paul. On June 21, 2017, he was elected as the Melkite Greek Patriarch.[4]
The cathedral is dedicated to the Dormition of the Virgin, the Eastern Christian "counterpart" to the Latin Church doctrine of the assumption of Mary.
See also
- Catholic Church in Syria
- Our Lady (disambiguation)
References
- ^ Cathedral of the Dormition of Our Lady
- ^ Correspondent, a Times Special (2013-09-09). "Damascus residents fear a U.S. strike will bring rebel onslaught". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
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- ^ "Joseph Absi elected patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church". The Daily Star (Lebanon). Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
External links
- Media related to Cathedral of the Dormition of Our Lady at Wikimedia Commons
- www.gcatholic.org
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other landmarks
- Al-Azem Palace
- Khan As'ad Pasha
- Straight Street
- Mausoleum of Saladin
- Umayyad Mosque
- Citadel of Damascus
- Grand Serail of Damascus
- Khadra Palace
- Nur al-Din Bimaristan
- Maktab Anbar
- Hejaz Train Station
- Statue of Saladin
- Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
- Temple of Jupiter
- Tishreen Palace
- Al-Shaab Palace
- October War Panorama
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education
- National Museum of Damascus
- Al-Assad National Library
- Damascus Opera House
- Damascus University
- Syrian Virtual University
- International University for Science and Technology
- Syrian Private University
- Arab International University
- Higher Institute for Applied Science and Technology
- Higher Institute of Music in Damascus
- Higher Institute for Dramatic Arts
- National Institute of Administration
- Damascus Community School
- Lycée Charles de Gaulle
- Shami Hospital
- Bakdash (ice cream parlor)
- Bawabet Dimashq
- Havana Cafe
- Beit al-Mamlouka Hotel
- Blue Tower Hotel
- Four Seasons Hotel Damascus
- Baghdad Street
- Marjeh Square
- Rawda Square
- Sabaa Bahrat Square
- Umayyad Square
- Yusuf al-Azma Square
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(List of rulers)
- Aram
- Siege (634)
- Jund Dimashq
- Burid dynasty
- Siege (1148)
- Eyalet
- Affair
- Protocol
- State
- Battle (1941)
- International Airport
- 1976 Pan Arab Games
- World Military Cup 1977
- International Film Festival
- 1981 Azbakiyah bombing
- 1986 bombings
- 1992 Pan Arab Games
- Spring
- 2002 West Asian Football Federation Championship
- 2004 WABA Champions Cup
- Declaration
- 2008 Arab Capital of Culture
- 2008 Arab League summit
- 2008 car bombing
- 2011 bombings
- 2011–2012 clashes
- January 2012 al-Midan bombing
- March 2012 bombings
- April 2012 bombings
- May 2012 bombings
- Battle (2012)
- July 2012 bombing
- 2017 bombings
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33°30′30″N 36°18′59″E / 33.5084°N 36.3163°E / 33.5084; 36.3163
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