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Church of Saint Toros () is an
Islamic and Christian Holy Places
/ref> Thoros, also transliterated as T'oros, is the Armenian equivalent of the name Theodore (Theodoros in Greek).
Church of St. Theodore / St. T'oros
Institute for International Urban Development (I2UD): location, history, ground plan and description. Accessed 2021-09-16. Armenian Apostolic churches in Jerusalem Armenian Quarter {{Israel-church-stub
Church of Saint Toros () is an Armenian Orthodox
The Armenian Apostolic Church () is the autocephalous national church of Armenia. Part of Oriental Orthodoxy, it is one of the most ancient Christian churches. The Armenian Apostolic Church, like the Armenian Catholic Church, belongs to the Arme ...
church
Church may refer to:
Religion
* Church (building), a place/building for Christian religious activities and praying
* Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination
* Church service, a formalized period of Christian comm ...
in the Armenian Quarter
The Armenian Quarter (, ; , ''Harat al-Arman''; , ''Ha-Rova ha-Armeni'') is one of the four sectors of the walled Old City of Jerusalem. Located in the southwestern corner of the Old City, it can be accessed through the Zion Gate and Jaffa G ...
of Jerusalem
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.
History
The Church of St. Toros is located next to St. James' Cathedral. Some 4,000 ancient manuscripts are kept at the church (cf. St. Toros Manuscript Library). This collection of Armenian illustrated manuscripts is the second largest in the world, after one in Armenia. When former Armenian PresidentLevon Ter-Petrosyan
Levon Hakobi Ter-Petrosyan (; born 9 January 1946), also known by his initials LTP, is an Armenian politician and historian who served as the first president of Armenia from 1991 until his resignation in 1998.
A senior researcher at the Matena ...
visited Israel
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...
, the Church of Saint Toros was an important stop on his itinerary./ref> Thoros, also transliterated as T'oros, is the Armenian equivalent of the name Theodore (Theodoros in Greek).
See also
*Armenians in Israel
Armenians in Israel and Palestine (; ) make up a community of approximately 5,000–6,000 Armenians living in both Israel and Palestine.
In 1986, it was estimated that 1,500 Armenians lived in the city of Jerusalem. According to a 2006 surv ...
*Christianity in Israel
Christianity (; ; ) is the third largest religion in Israel, after Judaism and Islam. At the end of 2022, Christians made up 1.9% of the Israeli population, numbering approximately 185,000. 75.8% of the Christians in Israel are Arab Christians. ...
*Armenian church architecture
Armenian church architecture is the architectural style of the Armenian church buildings created since the Apostolic era of Christianity in the Armenian Highland during the 1st century. It was developed over the last 1900 years. According to profe ...
References
External links
Church of St. Theodore / St. T'oros
Institute for International Urban Development (I2UD): location, history, ground plan and description. Accessed 2021-09-16. Armenian Apostolic churches in Jerusalem Armenian Quarter {{Israel-church-stub