The Virgin Church

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The Virgin Church

A Roman Orthodox church. It’s also called the Monastery of Sitna Maryam. It has a byzantine style. Only the Mosque of Omar bin Al-Khattab is between it and the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. It overlooks the court of the church. It was built during the time of the Patriarch Elias I, in 949

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