St. Mark’s Syriac Orthodox Church
Holy Places
St. Marks belongs to one of the most ancient Christian denominations in the Holy Land: the Syriac Orthodox.
A tradition developed in antiquity that the Last Supper and the first speaking in tongues, also marked on nearby Mount Zion, took place at John Marks house.
A sixth-century inscription in the sanctuary reads: this is the house of Mary mother of John Mark.
The inscription is in Syriac, a language akin to the Aramaic that Jesus spoke, and that is still spoken by the community.
- Region
- Jerusalem Area
- Address
- Old City, Jerusalem
- Opening hours
- Sunday: 07:30 - 18:00, Monday: 07:30 - 18:00, Tuesday: 07:30 - 18:00, Wednesday: 07:30 - 18:00, Thursday: 07:30 - 18:00, Friday: 07:30 - 18:00, Saturday: 07:30 - 18:00
- Suitable for children
- Suitable for children
- Phone
- +972-2-6283304
- Website
- bit.ly
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