Nea Theotokos monastery - ܕܝܪܐ ܚܕܬܐ

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The monumental complex of the Nea Church in Jerusalem, dedicated to the Mother of God, included a monastery and was founded by Justinian in 543. Joh. Eph., EH 1.32, mentions that Photius, stepson of Belisarius, was abbot of the monastery belonging to the church.1

Names

  • ܕܝܪܐ ܚܕܬܐ
  • Nea Theotokos monastery
  • ܕܝܪܐ ܕܚܒܝܫ ܗܘܐ ܒܗ̇3
  • ܕܝܪܐ ܚܕܬܐ2
  • Nea Theotokos1

Place Type

monastery

Location

  • Coordinates :
    • Lat. 31.773417° Long. 35.231567°4

Descriptions

The monumental complex of the Nea Church in Jerusalem, dedicated to the Mother of God, included a monastery and was founded by Justinian in 543. Joh. Eph., EH 1.32, mentions that Photius, stepson of Belisarius, was abbot of the monastery belonging to the church.1
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  • 1 Oliver Nicholson, The Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018)., p: 811.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 2 Ernest Walter Brooks, Iohannis Ephesini historiae ecclesiasticae pars tertia, CSCO Syr. III.3 (Louvain: L. Durbecq, 1935-1936), p: 42; 44, chapter: 3.1.31; 3.1.32.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 3 Ernest Walter Brooks, Iohannis Ephesini historiae ecclesiasticae pars tertia, CSCO Syr. III.3 (Louvain: L. Durbecq, 1935-1936), p: 255; 256, chapter: 3.5.4.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 4 https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=New_Church_of_the_Theotokos&params=31_46_24.3_N_35_13_53.64_E_

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Silvio Roggo, “Nea Theotokos monastery - ܕܝܪܐ ܚܕܬܐ .”, edited by ., edited by David A. Michelson et al.. Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2024. Entry published February 16, 2024. http://syriaca.org/place/5621.

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