List of churches in Aleppo
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List of active churches and cathedrals in the Syrian city of Aleppo.{{cite web|title=Qenshrin.com: Guide to the Christian congregations in Aleppo (in Arabic) |url=http://www.qenshrin.com/christian/numbers/alp/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110301221607/http://www.qenshrin.com/christian/numbers/alp/index.html |archive-date=2011-03-01 |url-status=live }} Note that around 20 churches received varying damage during the Battle of Aleppo, which ended in December 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://lisa.gerda-henkel-stiftung.de/damage_assessment?nav_id=8902&publication=1|title=Damage Assessment|last=Stiftung Gerda Henkel|website=L.I.S.A. WISSENSCHAFTSPORTAL GERDA HENKEL STIFTUNG|language=En, ar|access-date=2020-02-18}}
File:Church signes at Jdeyde qaurter, Aleppo.jpg district of Aleppo]]
Armenian churches
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| Name
! Consecration year ! Notes |
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| Forty Martyrs Cathedral
| 1491 | Located in the Jdayde quarter of Aleppo, it is the seat of the Armenian diocese, as well as one of the oldest operating churches in the city. Damaged by the rebels through an underground explosion on April 28, 2015.[http://armenianweekly.com/2015/04/29/forty-martyrs-destroyed/ Update: Aleppo's Forty Martyrs Church Compound Suffers Damage, Church Unharmed] |
| Surp Krikor Lusavorich Church (Saint Gregory the Illuminator's Church)
| 1933 | Built in the Midan district between 1930 and 1933 by Armenian refugees from Cilicia who survived the Armenian genocide. It was consecrated on November 26, 1933. |
| Surp Hagop Church (Saint Jacob of Nisibis Church)
| 1943 | Built in the Old Syriac (Assyrian) Quarter by Armenian refugees from Urfa who survived the Armenian genocide. It was consecrated on June 3, 1943. |
| Surp Kevork Church (Saint George's Church)
| 1965 | Originally consecrated in 1923 as a small wooden church by Armenian refugees from Marash who survived the Armenian Genocide. The current building was consecrated on September 26, 1965, after a long construction process launched in 1937. However, the interior of the church was burnt by the rebels on October 29, 2012.[http://armenianweekly.com/2012/10/30/armenian-church-burned-in-aleppo/ Armenian Church Burned in Aleppo] |
| Church of the Holy Mother of God
| 1983 | Built in the Suleimaniyeh-Villat quarter by the descendants of Armenian Genocide survivors from Ayntab, and consecrated on May 1, 1983. |
File:Forty Martyrs Armenian Cathedral Alp.jpg|Forty Martyrs Cathedral
File:Saint Gregory Armenian church, Aleppo.jpg|Surp Krikor Lusavorich Church
File:Saint James Armenian Church, Aleppo (exterior 2).jpg|Surp Hagop Church
File:Surp Kevork (Siant George) Armenian Church, Aleppo (1).jpg|Surp Kevork Church
File:Armenian Church of the Holy Mother of God, Aleppo, 2010 (1).jpg|Church of the Holy Mother of God
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| Name
! Consecration year ! Notes |
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| Cathedral of Our Mother of Reliefs
| 1840 | Located at Tilel Street near the Jdayde quarter, the church is serving as the seat of the diocese since its consecration in 1840. It was damaged after being shelled by the rebels on January 9, 2015.[http://armenianweekly.com/2015/01/10/cathedral-bombed/ Armenian Catholic Cathedral in Aleppo Bombed Hours Before Mass] |
| Church of the Holy Saviour - Saint Barbara
| 1937 | Originally opened as a small prayer house by the Jesuit fathers. The current building was opened in 1937 on the same location, in the Suleimaniyeh district. |
| Church of Our Lady of Annunciation
| 1942 | Located in the Sheikh Maqsood district, the church was originally opened in 1942. It was entirely rebuilt in 2000. However, it was heavily damaged after being shelled by the rebels on December 3, 2015.[http://www.basnews.com/index.php/ar/news/kurdistan/270965 بالصور.. قذائف الفصائل الإسلامية تدمر كنيسة السيدة العذراء في الشيخ مقصود][http://www.hawarnews.com/%D9%83%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B0%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%85%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84/ كنيسة القديسة مريم العذراء في مرمى المرتزقة] |
| Holy Trinity Church
| 1965 | Locate in the Midan district, it is also known as Zvartnots Church, consecrated on June 13, 1965, on the 50th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |
| Church of the Holy Cross
| 1993 | The church was consecrated on April 24, 1993, in the Aziziyeh district. |
File:Cathedral of Our Mother of Reliefs, Aleppo, 1991.jpg|Cathedral of Our Mother of Reliefs
File:Holy Saviour Alp.jpg|Church of the Holy Saviour - Saint Barbara
File:Holy Trinity, Aleppo, Syria.jpg|Holy Trinity Church
File:Holy Cross Church, Aleppo.jpg|Holy Cross Church
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| Name
! Consecration year ! Notes |
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| Emmanuel Church
| 1923 | Serves as the seat of the congregation since its consecration in 1923, in the Azizyeh district. The roof of the church was heavily damaged after being shelled by rebels on January 17, 2016. The church is currently being renovated.[https://www.christiantoday.com/article/children.dead.and.church.damaged.in.rocket.attacks.and.bombings.in.syria/76960.htm Children dead and Armenian Evangelical Church in Aleppo damaged in rocket attacks and bombings in Syria] |
| Bethel Church
| 1937 | Built between 1934 and 1937 in the Jabriyeh district, by Armenian refugees from Marash who survived the Armenian genocide. |
| Martyrs' Church
| 1965 | Located in the Suleimaniyeh district, the church was consecrated on May 14, 1965. Suffered minor damages after being frequently shelled by the rebels during 2013. |
File:Emmanuel Armenian Evangelical Cathedral, Aleppo (exterior).jpg|Emmanuel Cathedral
File:Bethel Armenian Evangelical Church, Aleppo.jpg|Bethel Church
File:Martyrs' Church, Aleppo 26 December 2017 (1).jpg|Martyrs' Church
Syriac churches
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| Name
! Consecration year ! Notes |
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| Cathedral of Saint Ephrem the Syrian
| 1926 | Serving as the seat of the diocese since its consecration on January 17, 1926. It was named after Saint Ephrem the Syrian. |
| Saint George the Martyr's Church
| 1935 | Built in the Old Syriac Quarter of Aleppo by Syriac refugees from Urfa, between 1932 and 1935. It was consecrated on December 22, 1935.{{Cite web|url=https://www.collegiosantanselmo.com/en/2022/05/09/syrian-orthodox-archdiocese-of-aleppo-syria/|publisher=Collegio Sant Anselmo|access-date=8 June 2022|title=Syrian Orthodox Archdiocese of Aleppo Syria}} |
| Church of Our Lady of Syrians
| 1994 | Occupying the ground floor of an apartment building, the church was consecrated on October 15, 1994, in the New Syriac quarter of Aleppo. |
| Church of the Holy Mandylion
| 2003 | Built in 2002-03 in the Old Syriac Quarter of Aleppo, near the Saint George the Martyr's Church. It was consecrated in 2003 in the memory of an old Syrian church of the same name in Urha. |
File:Cathedral of Saint Ephrem the Syrian (6 January 2012).jpg|Cathedral of Saint Ephrem the Syrian
File:Saint George the Martyr's Church, Syrian Orthodox, Aleppo (18 August 2015).jpg|Saint George the Martyr's Church
File:Church of the Mandylion, Syrian Orthodox, Aleppo (exterior 2).jpg|Church of the Holy Mandylion
File:Mar Assia al-Hakim Syrian Catholic Church, Aleppo.jpg|Mar Assia al-Hakim Church
File:Saint Ephrem the Syrian's Church 28 November 2016.jpg|Saint Ephrem the Syrian's Church
File:Cathedral of Our Lady of Assumption, Aleppo (1).jpg|Cathedral of Our Lady of Assumption
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| Name
! Consecration year ! Notes |
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| Saint Joseph's Cathedral
| 1972 | Seat of the diocese. |
File:Saint Joseph Cathedral, Aleppo.jpg|Saint Joseph's Cathedral
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| Name
! Consecration year ! Notes |
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| Saint Elijah Cathedral
| 1873 | Seat of the diocese. Frequently targeted by the rebels in 2012-15, severely damaged after a major rebel attack in May 2015.[http://www.souriabaladi.com/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%81-%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%83%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%B3-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%A9-%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%AD%D9%84%D8%A8-%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1.html استهداف جديد للكنائس في ساحة فرحات في حلب - شاهد الصور] |
| Church of Our Lady of Montligeon
| 1909 | Severely damaged after being frequently shelled by the rebels in 2012-15. |
| Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
| 2018 | Occupying the ground floor of an apartment building, the church was consecrated on October 7, 2018, after 3 months of preparation works, in the Suleymaniyeh-Villat quarter of Aleppo. |
File:Saint Elijah Maronite Cathedral, Aleppo (4).jpg|Saint Elijah Cathedral
File:Church of Our Lady of Montligeon, Aleppo (15 April 2012).jpg|Church of Our Lady of Montligeon
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| Name
! Consecration year ! Notes |
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| Syrian Evangelical Church of Aleppo
| | |
File:Syrian Evangelical Church of Aleppo.jpg|Syrian Evangelical Church
Greek rite churches
- Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Beroea and Alexandretta
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| Name
! Consecration year ! Notes |
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| Church of the Dormition of Our Lady
| c. 1500 | One of the historic churches of Ancient Aleppo, served as the seat of the diocese until 2000. Damaged by the rebels through an underground explosion on April 28, 2015. |
| Saint George's Church
| | |
| Church of Saints Peter and Paul
| | |
| Saint Elijah the Prophet's Cathedral
| 2000 | The church became the seat of the diocese upon its consecration on December 17, 2000. The church was entirely built through donations of the Greek community members in Aleppo. |
| Saint Joseph's Church
| 2002 | Consecrated on March 17, 2012 by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Beroea and Alexandretta. The church is co-administered by the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Aleppo. |
File:Church of the Dormition of Our Lady, Greek Orthodox, Aleppo (the belfry).jpg|Church of the Dormition of Our Lady
File:S. Elias Greek Orthodox Church (127463292).jpg|Saint Elijah the Prophet's Cathedral
File:Saint Joseph's Church, Aleppo, December 11, 2013.jpg|Saint Joseph's Church
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| Name
! Consecration year ! Notes |
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| Cathedral of Virgin Mary
| 1843 | Seat of the diocese. Frequently targeted by the rebels in 2012-15, severely damaged after a major rebel attack in May 2015. |
| Saint Demetrius Church
| 1933 | Named after Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki. |
| Saint Michael the Archangel Church
| 1935 | |
| Saint Matilda Church
| 1964 | |
| Saint George's Church
| 1969 | Named after Saint George, one of the largest places of worship in Aleppo. |
| Saint Theresa Church
| 1995 | |
| Church of Our Lady of Joy
| 2009-12 | Located in the Sheikh Maqsood district, the church was damaged after being shelled by the rebels on April 17, 2016.[http://aranews.org/2016/04/%D9%82%D8%B5%D9%81-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%AD%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%AE-%D9%85%D9%82%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D8%AD%D9%84%D8%A8-%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%81%D8%B1-%D8%B9%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%AF%D9%85%D9%8A/قصف على حي الشيخ مقصود بحلب يسفر عن تدمير جزء من كنيسة مريم العذراء]{{dead link|date=August 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} |
| Church of Our Lady of Annunciation at the Monastery of John Chrysostom
| 2015 | The church was not consecrated due to the break-out of the battles in Aleppo. It was partly damaged after rebel attack in October–November 2016.[http://www.almodon.com/arabworld/2016/11/11/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%B8%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AA-%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%AF-%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%B5%D9%81-%D8%AD%D9%84%D8%A8-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%AD%D8%B1 النظام يستميت لاستعادة "ضاحية الأسد"..وروسيا تقصف حلب من البحر] |
File:Virgin Mary Greek Catholic Cathedral of Aleppo (2).jpg|Cathedral of Virgin Mary
File:Dimitrius church Aleppo.jpg|Saint Demetrius Church
File:Saint Michael the Archangel Church, Aleppo (23 November 2017).jpg|Saint Michael the Archangel Church
File:Saint Matilda Church, Aleppo, 18 August 2017.jpg|Saint Matilda Church
File:Saint George's church, Aleppo, 22 April 2017.jpg|Saint George's Church
File:Saint Theresa Church, Aleppo, 2 November 2017.jpg|Saint Theresa Church
Latin rite churches
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| Name
! Consecration year ! Notes |
|---|
| Church of the Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary
| 1891 | |
| Church of Saint Bonaventure
| 1910 | The church suffered minor damages on March 18, 2012, after a car bomb claimed by the Free Syrian Army. |
| Church of Mary of the Passion of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary and Monastery
| 1932 | |
| Saint Vartan's Church and Monastery
| 1936 | Frequently targeted by the rebels in 2012-15, suffered major damages after being attacked by the Turkmen Sultan Murad Division in April 2015.[http://www.orient-news.net/ar/news_show/86840 ثوار حلب داخل كنيسة (دير وارطان) في حي الميدان] |
| Saint Francis of Assisi Church
| 1937 | Consecrated on October 10, 1937 to serve as the seat of Apostolic Vicariate of Aleppo between until 2011. |
| Church and Monastery of the Society of Jesus
| 1955 | Slightly damaged after being shelled by the rebels in January 2016. |
| Church of Saint Anthony of Padua of the Holy Land Monastery
| | Named after Saint Anthony of Padua. |
| Church of Jesus the Worker of the Carmelite Monastery
| 1977 | |
| Church of Our Lady of Annunciation
| | |
| Cathedral of the Child Jesus
| 2011 | Became the seat of the Apostolic Vicariate of Aleppo upon its consecration on January 15, 2011. |
File:Church of the Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, Aleppo.jpg|Church of the Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary
File:Saint Bonaventure's Church, Aleppo (exterior).jpg|Church of Saint Bonaventure
File:Franciscan Missionaries of Mary in Aleppo, Church of Mary of the Passion, 2010.jpg|Church of Mary of the Passion of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary Monastery
File:Church of Saint Francis of Assisi, Aleppo.jpg|Saint Francis of Assisi Church
File:Church and Monastery of the Society of Jesus, Aleppo (25.12.2017).jpg|Church and Monastery of the Society of Jesus
File:Annunciation Church, Aleppo.jpg|Church of Our Lady of Annunciation
Arab Evangelical churches
- National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon (Arab National Presbyterian Church)
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| Name
! Consecration year ! Notes |
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| National Evangelical Church of Aleppo
| 1848 | Located in the Jdayde quarter, served as the seat of the congregation until the break-up of the Battle of Aleppo, when two-thirds of the church building was destroyed by the rebels, through an underground explosion on November 6, 2012.[http://www.thirdrva.org/blog/vacation-bible-school-summer-mission-project VBS and Aleppo Presbyterian Church, Syria] In 2021, a comprehensive renovation of the church began.{{cite tweet|number=1371419440735256582|user=SyriaRebuilt|title=With the war over in Jdaydeh, and necessary infrastructure of the neighbourhood restored, they now rebuild their or…|date=15 March 2021}} |
| National Presbyterian Church of Aleppo
| 2015 | Located in the Suleimaniyeh-Villat quarter, the church became the seat of the congregation upon its consecration on December 25, 2015, after a construction period of less than 1 year.{{cite tweet|number=1371419433432924165|user=SyriaRebuilt|title=Having been the only Arab Evangelical church in the city, the Arab Evangelical community of the city built a new ch…|date=15 March 2021}} |
File:National Evangelical Church of Aleppo, April 2010 (before destruction).jpg|National Evangelical Church of Aleppo (old church)
File:National Presbyterian Church of Aleppo (25.12.2015 extrior 1).jpg|National Evangelical Church of Aleppo (new church)
- Christian Evangelical Alliance of Syria
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| Name
! Consecration year ! Notes |
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| Church of Jesus Light for All Nations (Nour el-Alam)
| 1985 | Occupying the ground floor of an apartment building, the church was opened in 1985, in the Suleymaniyeh-Villat quarter of Aleppo. |
File:Church of Jesus Light for All Nations, Aleppo.jpg|Church of Jesus Light for All Nations (Nour el-Alam)
- Christian Baptist Alliance of Syria
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| Name
! Consecration year ! Notes |
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| Aleppo Baptist Evangelical Church
| 2003 | Occupying the ground floor of an apartment building in the New Syriac quarter since January 2003, the church sustained serious damages as a result of a rocket hit by the armed opposition groups on May 15, 2014. |
Further reading
- Ross Burns & Stefan Knost (2020) "[https://lisa.gerda-henkel-stiftung.de/judayda_churches_english?nav_id=8819&publication=1 Judayda (Jdeideh) Churches | كنائس الجْدَيْدِة]". L.I.S.A. WISSENSCHAFTSPORTAL GERDA HENKEL STIFTUNG (in English and Arabic).