Saint George Church · Madaba
Madaba · Greek Orthodox
Built in 1896 above a Byzantine church, Saint George preserves part of a sixth-century mosaic map in its floor.
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Church of the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist · Madaba
Madaba · Roman Catholic
The present church opened for Christmas in 1913 above an earlier Latin church on Madaba’s acropolis.
Our Lady of the Mountain Church · Anjara
Anjara · Roman Catholic
This twentieth-century church in Anjara became a Marian pilgrimage destination, with a statue of Mary holding Jesus.
Saint Joseph Church · Amman · Jabal Amman
Amman · Jabal Amman · Roman Catholic
Built in 1959 with German benefactors’ support, Saint Joseph served Amman’s second Latin parish.
Our Lady of the Annunciation Church · Amman · Jabal Al-Weibdeh
Amman · Jabal Al-Weibdeh · Roman Catholic
Patriarch Alberto Gori blessed the foundation stone in 1961; the church was consecrated in 1963.
Saint John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church · Al-Maghtas · Jordan River
Al-Maghtas · Jordan River · Greek Orthodox
This modern riverside church developed in the early 2000s.
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church · Fuheis
Fuheis · Roman Catholic
Fuheis’s older Latin church, known as Al-Balad, was rebuilt in 1932 for a parish established in 1874.
Assumption of Our Lady Church · As-Salt
As-Salt · Roman Catholic
The current church was built between 1881 and 1886, following an earlier church of the 1870s.
Saint George (Al-Khader) Church · As-Salt
As-Salt · Greek Orthodox
Founded in 1682 around a venerated cave, this church is known as Saint George or Al-Khader.
Our Lady Stella Maris Church · Aqaba
Aqaba · Roman Catholic
Patriarch Fouad Twal consecrated Stella Maris in 2012.
Saint Paul the Apostle Church · Amman · Jubeiha
Amman · Jubeiha · Roman Catholic
Cardinal Fernando Filoni consecrated this new church on 12 May 2022 for Jubeiha’s growing Christian community.
Saint Joseph Church · Mafraq
Mafraq · Roman Catholic
Construction began in 1949, after the Catholic community had used a rented house for worship from 1944.
Holy Spirit Church · Madaba
Madaba · Roman Catholic
Patriarch Michel Sabbah inaugurated this church in 2005 and consecrated it to the Holy Spirit.
Our Lady of Grace Church · Fuheis
Fuheis · Roman Catholic
Our Lady of Grace was built in 1986 as Fuheis’s second Latin parish church.
Memorial Church of Moses · Mount Nebo
Mount Nebo · Roman Catholic · Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land
Mount Nebo is a ridge in Jordan rising about 700 metres above sea level, named in the Bible as the place from which Moses was granted a view of the promised land before his death.
Church of the Apostles · Madaba
Madaba · Byzantine church remains
Madaba is known for a remarkable concentration of Byzantine and Umayyad mosaics, of which the sixth-century Madaba Map is the most famous.
Saint George's Cathedral · Amman · Mansour Street
Amman · Mansour Street · Melkite Greek Catholic
Also called the Greek-Melkite Cathedral of Saint George, this church on Mansour Street in Amman is the Melkite Catholic cathedral of Jordan.
Church of the Redeemer · Amman
Amman · Anglican / Episcopal
The Church of the Redeemer in Amman is the largest church by membership in the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem.
Jerash Cathedral · Jerash
Jerash · Byzantine church remains
Known also as the Cathedral of Saint Mary, this church in Jerash is now in ruins.
Synagogue-Church at Gerasa · Jerash
Jerash · Byzantine church remains
This building in the Decapolis city of Gerasa began as a Byzantine-era synagogue and was later converted into a church.