Architectural type domed basilica | Completed 12th century Phone +972 2-628-2331 Ecclesiastical or organizational status Cathedral | |
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Similar Church of the Redeeme, Church of the Flagellation, Christ Church - Jerusalem, Church of Saint Anne - Jerusalem, Zion Gate | ||
The Cathedral of Saint James (Armenian: Սրբոց Յակոբեանց Վանք Հայոց, or Saints Jacobs Armenian Cathedral) is a 12th-century Armenian church in the Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem, near the quarter's entry gate. The cathedral is dedicated to two Christian saints: James, son of Zebedee (James the Greater) (one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus) and James the brother of Jesus (James the Just).
It is the principal church of the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem also known as the Armenian Patriarchate of Sts. James.
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Cathedral of Saint James, Jerusalem Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA