Dormition Abbey

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Dormition Abbey is a Benedictine monastery and church on Mount Zion in Jerusalem, traditionally believed to mark the site where the Virgin Mary fell into eternal sleep.

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Dormition Abbey canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Benedictine monastery
basilica
church
affiliation German Benedictines
linked to: Benedictines
architect Heinrich Renard
Theodor Sandel
architecturalStyle Neo-Romanesque architecture
linked to: Neo-Romanesque
builtOnLandGrantedBy Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II
consecrationYear 1910
constructionStart 1900
country Israel
dedicatedTo Virgin Mary
denomination Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
function monastic community residence
pilgrimage site
place of worship
fundedBy German Emperor Wilhelm II
groundbreakingDate 1898
hasChapel crypt chapel of the Dormition
hasCommunity Benedictine monks
linked to: Benedictines
hasFeature bell tower
crypt dedicated to the Dormition of Mary
large conical dome
mosaic floor with zodiac signs
statue of the reclining Virgin Mary
hasMosaic apse mosaic depicting Mary and Christ
heritageDesignation protected historic site in Jerusalem
inaugurationDate 1910
liturgicalLanguage Arabic
German
Hebrew
Latin
locatedIn Jerusalem
Mount Zion
Old City of Jerusalem
near Cenacle
King David’s Tomb (traditional site)
Zion Gate of the Old City walls
linked to: Zion Gate
openTo pilgrims
tourists
ownedBy German Association of the Holy Land
partOf Christian holy places in Jerusalem
religiousOrder Benedictine Order
linked to: Benedictines
roofType tiled conical roof
subjectOf vandalism incidents in the 21st century
sufferedDamage artillery damage during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War
damage during the 1967 Six-Day War
traditionallyMarks site of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary
underwent restoration in the 1970s

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Zion Gate near Dormition Abbey
Western Hill of Jerusalem contains Dormition Abbey
Mount Zion Catholic Cemetery near Dormition Abbey