Maria Magdalena Church (Jerusalem)
The Church of Mary Magdalene is a Russian Orthodox church on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem . It was built in 1886 by Tsar Alexander III. in traditional Russian style with seven gilded onion domes .
In front of the iconostasis are the final resting places of Elisabeth of Hessen-Darmstadt, who is venerated as a holy martyr by the Russian Orthodox Church, and her niece Alice von Battenberg .
Web links
Commons : Maria-Magdalena-Kirche - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Mount of Olives - Churches on the Mount of Olives - Photos and General Information
- Jerusalem Photo Archive - Christian Quarter
- Russian Ecclestiastical Mission in Jerusalem - Official Church Homepage (English)
Coordinates: 31 ° 46 ′ 43.6 " N , 35 ° 14 ′ 28.4" E