Stephanskirche (Jerusalem)

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In front of the Stephanskirche with a view of the tower.

The Roman Catholic St. Stephen's Church ( French Église Saint-Étienne , Hebrew כנסיית סטפנוס הקדוש) with the associated Dominican monastery is located in Jerusalem's New Town on Nablus Road.

In 415 the relics of St. Stephen , the first martyr of Christendom, were discovered in Jerusalem . Then let Aelia Eudocia , the wife of Emperor Theodosius II. , A basilica built, consecrated 460th 614 this church was destroyed by fire. The crusaders renewed the building, but it was destroyed again in 1187 when Saladin recaptured Jerusalem .

Stephanskirche: interior

In 1881, French Dominicans acquired the ruins and in 1883 carried out extensive excavations, which revealed the three-aisled basilica. They built the current church over the foundation walls, in which the old floor mosaics can still be seen.

Web links

Commons : Saint Etienne Monastery  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
  • Entry on Giga-Catholic (English)

Coordinates: 31 ° 47 ′ 5.8 ″  N , 35 ° 13 ′ 48.1 ″  E