🛕 Monastery of Saint Mark

Israel · Asia · 31.78°N, 35.23°E

The Monastery of Saint Mark the Evangelist and the Virgin Mary is a Syriac Orthodox monastery in the Armenian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem and residence of the Syriac Orthodox Archbishop of Jerusalem. It is believed to be located on the site of house of Mary, mother of Mark the Evangelist, and claims to be the first church in Christianity. The monastery consists of the main church of Saint Mark and an adjacent chapel of Saint Behnam.

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Country	Israel
Continent / region	Asia
Coordinates (approx.)	31.78°N, 35.23°E · view on map

Monastery of Saint Mark is located in Israel, in Asia.

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