Wikipedia's first sentence called it “church in jerusalem”. Today it says “syriac orthodox monastery in the armenian quarter of the old city of jerusalem and residence of the syriac orth”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Church in East Jerusalem Syriac Orthodox”. It now reads “Church in East Jerusalem The Syriac Orthodox”.
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According to a 6th century inscription found during a restoration in 1940, The church is on the ancient site of the house of Mary, mother of St. Mark the Evangelist (Acts 12:12).1Inscription- "This is the house of Mary, mother of John, called Mark. Proclaimed a church by the holy apostles under the name of the Virgin Mary, mother of God, after the ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ into heaven. Renewed after the destruction of Jerusalem by Titus in the year A.D. 73." There is a large collection of manuscripts written by various Holy fathers of Christianity like that of, Mor Kurillos Patriarch of Alexandria who presided over the 3rd Universal Synod of Christianity held at Ephesus in AD 431; Mor Severious Patriarch of Antioch (A.D 538); Mor Gregorios Bar Ebroyo Maphriyono of the East (13th century); Mor Dionysius; Mor Chrysostom (4th century); Mor Aphrem (AD 378); Mor Kuriakose Patriarch of Antioch (AD 817); Mor Michael Rabo Patriarch of Antioch (AD 1199) and others, in the monastery's famous library. A piece of Holy Cross in which Lord Christ was crucified and relics of many Saints are preserved in this Monastery. Mary's baptismal basin, and an image of Virgin Mary painted by the apostle St. Luke can also be viewed in the Church. History records that the site was visited by many ancient pilgrims from the West as well as the East, including the Bordeaux Pilgrim in 333 A.D., St. This is the center of the Syrian Orthodox (Syriac) community, which was established by the apostle St. In the 6th century the community was persecuted and its leadership was later reestablished by Jacob Baradaeus; for this reason they are also known as “Jacobites.” After the Syriac Orthodox Church lost its other churches and properties in the Holy City, St. Mark's became the seat of the Archbishop of Jerusalem. The first known bishop to have lived there is Ignatius III in the year 1471. The monastery was rebuilt a few times, once by Metropolitan Gregorius Shem`un in 1718 and again by `Abdel Ahad Ben Fenah of Mardin in 1719 who also took care of restoring the manuscripts in the monastery's famous library. During the following century the monastery was restored at least five times, the last in 1858 after which it was left intact. Mark’s monastery was rebuilt a few times: in 6th century AD, 1009, 1718, 1791, 1833, 1858, and in 1940.2
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Church in East Jerusalem Syriac Orthodox Monastery of Saint Mark is a Syriac Orthodox monastery and church in East Jerusalem .According to a 6th-century inscription (even if some scholars doubt about its authenticity ) found during a restoration in 1940, the church is on the ancient site of the house of Mary , mother of St.Mark the Evangelist ( Acts 12:12 ) and the place of the Last Supper of Christ with His disciples.Most other Christians believe that the Last Supper was held at the nearby Cenacle on Mount Zion .Syriac and Arabic Inscription at the Monastery of St Mark's in Jerusalem .
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Church in East Jerusalem The Syriac Orthodox Monastery of Saint Mark ( , romanized: Dayrā dMār Marqus dSūrāyē) is a Syriac Orthodox monastery and church in the Old City of Jerusalem .According to a 6th-century inscription that was found at the Monastery of St Mark's in Jerusalem during a restoration in 1940, the church is supposed to have been built on the ancient site of the house of Mary , mother of St. Mark the Evangelist ( Acts 12:12 ) and the place of the Last Supper of Christ with His disciples. However, other Christians believe that the Last Supper was held at the nearby Cenacle on Mount Zion .
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Christian monastery in East Jerusalem 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 .There are <ref group=nb> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a template (see the help page ).
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syriac orthodox monastery in the armenian quarter of the old city of jerusalem and residence of the syriac orth
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