Church of St. Toros, Jerusalem
Church of Saint Toros (
Armenian : Սուրբ Աստվածածին եկեղեցի ) is an
Armenian Orthodox
church in the
Armenian Quarter of
Jerusalem .
History
The Church of St. Toros is located next to
St. James' Cathedral . Some 4,000 ancient manuscripts are kept at the church
[1] (cf.
St. Toros Manuscript Library ). This collection of Armenian illustrated manuscripts is the second largest in the world, after one in Armenia. When former Armenian President
Levon Ter-Petrosyan visited
Israel , the Church of Saint Toros was an important stop on his itinerary.
[2]
Thoros , also transliterated as T'oros, is the Armenian equivalent of the name Theodore (Theodoros in Greek).
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