Church of Maria Magdalene

The Church of Mary Magdalene (Russian: Храм Марии Магдалины, Khram Marii Magdaline) is a Russian Orthodox church located on the Mount of Olives, near the Garden of Gethsemane in Jerusalem.

History

The church is dedicated to Mary Magdalene (Miryam of Migdal), a follower of Jesus. According to the sixteenth chapter of the gospel of Mark, Mary Magdalene was the first to see Christ after his resurrection. (Mark 16:9) She is considered 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 to honor his mother, Empress Maria Alexandrovna of Russia. It was constructed to David Grimm's design in the traditional tented roof style popular in 16th and 17th century Russia, and includes seven distinctive, gilded onion domes. The convent is located directly across the Kidron Valley from the Temple Mount.

Relics

Buried in the church are the remains of the Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna of Russia, her companion, Varvara Yakovleva, and Princess Alice of Greece, the Grand Duchess's niece and mother-in-law to Queen Elizabeth II, who rescued Jews during the Nazi occupation of Greece.

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Rafal W.
22 October 2017
It include the circular blue mosaic above the entrance which depicts Mary Magdalene, as well as a large canvass by the Russian artist Sergei Ianov.
Rafal W.
22 October 2017
The church is dedicated to Christ’s female disciple, Mary from Magdal, and is relatively new to Jerusalem’s skyline, in comparison to other buildings.
Rafal W.
22 October 2017
It holds the remains of 2 Russian Orthodox saints lying in a marble sarcophagus next to the nave: Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna and Sister Barbara Yakovleva, who were murdered by the Bolsheviks
Rafal W.
22 October 2017
The church is famous for the 16th Century iconostasis which is said to have miraculous powers.
Leo Pérez Ramos
9 August 2019
Esta obra de arte pertenece a la iglesia ortodoxa rusa, muy del tipo de la arquitectura rusa, con sus cúpulas tipo cebolla, hay que aventarse una buena caminada para llegar, pero vale la pena.
Tatiana Tsimfer
31 March 2018
По субботам пускают только русских. Нужно позвонить в звонок и спроситься. Очень тихо и хорошо.
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