Cathedral of St. James, Jerusalem

The James Cathedral in Jerusalem is the Patriarchal Cathedral of the Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem. It is located in the Armenian quarter of the Old City. In the immediate neighborhood of the Cathedral of the Patriarch 's Palace and numerous other institutions of the Armenian Patriarchate is situated.

A first construction was destroyed by the Persian invasion in 614. The current three-aisled domed derived mainly from the 12th century. The porch was added in the 17th century.

The church is dedicated to James the Great. Been executed by the sword According to tradition, the apostle is here of Herod Agrippa I (Acts 12.2 EU) and Maria have been sitting here as it was brought to the head of the apostle. His skull bones to be buried in the church. The other James relics are as per tradition, in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, one of the most important pilgrimage destinations of European church history.

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