Church of Maria Magdalene
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Church of Mary Magdalene (Russian: Храм Марии Магдалины, Chram Marii Magdaline) is a Russian Orthodox Church located on the slope of the Mount of Olives, in the Garden of Gethsemane in Jerusalem, Israel.
The church is dedicated to Miryam of Migdal (Mary Magdalene), a follower of Jesus. Mary Magdalene was the first to see Christ after he was resurrected, and was a crucial and important disciple of Jesus, and seemingly his primary female associate, along with Mary of Bethany, whom some believe to have been the same woman.
The church was built in 1886 by Tsar Alexander III as a commemoration for his mother, Empress Maria Alexandrovna of Russia, in the traditional tented roof Russian style, including the distinctive seven gilded onion domes. The convent is located directly across the Kidron Valley from the Temple Mount.
The church contains the relics of the Grand Duchess Elizabeth Fyodorovna of Russia and her fellow martyr, the Nun Barbara.
[edit] External links
- Virtual Tour of inside Church of Maria Magdalene
- Virtual Tour of Jerusalem @ jerusalem360.com - Interactive Panoramas from Israel
- Jerusalem Photo Archive - Christian Quarter
- Russian Ecclestiastical Mission in Jerusalem - Official church webpage. More data, photos
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