CHURCH BUILDING
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Dormition (Zaitoun Church)
Damascus · Melkite Greek Catholic
- Locality
- Damascus
- Tradition
- Melkite Greek Catholic
- Type of place
- CHURCH BUILDING
- Coordinates
- 33.50843° N, 36.31666° E
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History: Cathedral of Our Lady of the Dormition (Zaitoun Church)
The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Dormition, known locally as the Olive Church (Kanisat az-Zaytun), is the Damascus cathedral of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church. It is the seat of the Melkite archeparchy of Damascus, part of the Melkite Patriarchate of Antioch, whose faithful worship in Arabic in the Byzantine rite. Its dedication to the Dormition, the falling asleep of the Virgin Mary, is the Eastern counterpart of the Latin feast of the Assumption.
An interesting detail
Youssef Absi, archbishop vicar in Damascus from 2006, was elected Melkite Patriarch on 21 June 2017.