Back كنيسة رقاد السيدة العذراء Arabic كنيسة رقاد السيدة العذراء ARZ Opatství Zesnutí Panny Marie (Jeruzalém) Czech Dormitio-Abtei German Abadía de Hagia María Spanish Abbaye de la Dormition de Jérusalem French Dormitio-abdij Frisian כנסיית הדורמיציון HE Biara Dormisi ID Basilica della Dormizione di Maria Italian
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| Monastery information | |
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| Order | Benedictine |
| Established | Early 5th century |
| Dedicated to | Dormition of the Mother of God |
| Abbot | Nikodemus Schnabel |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Style | Romanesque Revival |
| Site | |
| Location | Jerusalem |
| Public access | yes |
| Website | dormitio |
Abbey of the Dormition (German: Dormitio-Abtei, Hebrew: כנסיית הדורמיציון Knesia HaDormitsiyon, Arabic: كنيسة رقاد السيدة العذراء) is a Catholic abbey belonging to the Benedictine Order in Jerusalem, on Mount Zion, just outside the walls of the Old City near the Zion Gate. The Abbey is said to mark the spot where Mary, mother of Jesus, died.
Between 1998 and 2006 the community was known as the Abbey of Hagia Maria Sion,[1] in reference to the basilica of Hagia Sion that stood on this spot during the Byzantine period, but it resumed the original name during the 2006 celebrations of the monastery's centenary. "Hagia Maria Sion" is now the name of the foundation supporting the abbey's buildings, community and academic work.
In recent years the church has become a target for vandalism and desecration by extremist nationalist Israelis.[2]
- ^ Or "Assumption"
- ^ Magid, Jacob; Gross, Judah Ari (11 March 2019). "Prosecution drops case against far-right activists in Jerusalem church arson". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 14 November 2021.