Church of Saint Toros

The Church of St. Toros is located next to St. James' Cathedral. Some 4,000 ancient manuscripts are kept at the church{{cite web|title=The Armenian Orthodox Patriarchate|url=http://www.armenian-patriarchate.org/page6.html|publisher=The Armenian Patriarchate of St. James, Jerusalem|access-date=29 May 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709113708/http://www.armenian-patriarchate.org/page6.html|archive-date=9 July 2011}} (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, Palestine and occupied East Jerusalem, the Church of Saint Toros was an important stop on his itinerary.[http://passia.org/media/filer_public/d7/92/d7921c1c-39f4-4e8b-9d39-474bccb43b13/2014_diary_theme_text.pdf Islamic and Christian Holy Places]

Thoros, also transliterated as T'oros, is the Armenian equivalent of the name Theodore (Theodoros in Greek).

• Armenians in Israel
• Christianity in Israel
• Armenian church architecture

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• [http://i2ud.org/j/html3/monuments/sites/t026_st_thoros/index.html Church of St. Theodore / St. T'oros], Institute for International Urban Development (I2UD): location, history, ground plan and description. Accessed 2021-09-16.

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