Hagia Maria Sion Abbey (Dormition Abbey of the Virgin Mary)
Circumscription: Patriarchal See of Jerusalem
Type: Minor Basilica, World Heritage Site Basilica Decree: 1957.07.19 UNESCO World Heritage Inscription: 1981 (Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls) Rite: Roman (Latin)
History: 1910 Patron: BVM Dormition
Address: Mount Zion, Jerusalem Country: Israel  Telephone: 02/565-5330 Websites: 
Special Churches Nearby
Co-Cathedral of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, Jerusalem (660 m ↑)
Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem (720 m ↑)
Church of Our Lady of the Spasm, Jerusalem (940 m ↑)
St. Anne’s Church, Jerusalem (1.3 km ↗)
Basilica of the Agony (Church of all Nations), Jerusalem (1.3 km ↗)
Basilica of St. Stephen, Jerusalem (1.4 km ↑)
Church of St. Catherine, Bethlehem, Palestine (7.7 km ↓)
Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, Palestine (7.8 km ↓)
Church of Emmaus (House of St. Cleophas), Emmaus (El Qubeibeh), Palestine (12 km ↖)
Cathédrale grecque-melkite catholique Saint-Georges, Amman, Jordan (63 km →)
as of 2013.04.23
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