Cathedral of Elijah the Prophet, Aleppo

Cathedral of Elijah the Prophet (Arabic: كاتدرائية النبي إلياس‎) is a Greek Orthodox church in Jdeydeh quarter of Aleppo, Syria.[1] The church belongs the Greek Orthodox Prelacy, the Diocese of Aleppo. It was consecrated in December 2000 as the new Greek Cathedral in Aleppo.

Cathedral of Elijah the Prophet
Cathedral of Elijah the Prophet
Religion
Affiliation	Greek Orthodox Church
Region	Aleppo
Location
Location	Al-Jdayde quarter, Aleppo, Syria
Location in Aleppo
Territory	Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Aleppo and Alexandretta
Geographic coordinates	36.216944°N 37.154444°E
Architecture
Type	Church
Completed	2000
Specifications
Dome(s)	1
Materials	brick

Design

The cathedral is a brick church, with a two-tower facade, topped with a dome.[2]

History

The Cathedral of Elijah the Prophet was built in the late 20th century and consecrated on December 17, 2000. It replaced the historic Church of the Dormition of Our Lady as the Greek Cathedral for the city. With its consecration it became the new cathedral of the Greek Orthodox diocese of Aleppo.[3]

In April 2013 during the Syrian civil war, the Greek Orthodox Archbishop Paul (Yazigi), who resided in the cathedral, was kidnapped together with the Syrian Orthodox Archbishop Gregorios Yohanna Ibrahim by forces allegedly loyal to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. The two clergymen have not appeared since then, and the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Prophet Elijah has been without an archbishop since 2013.[4]

See also

• List of churches in Aleppo

References

1. "Qenshrin.com: Guide to the Christian congregations in Aleppo (in Arabic)".
2. "كاتدرائية النبي الياس". qenshrin.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 28 April 2020.
3. "Saint Elijah the Prophet Cathedral". TRIARC. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
4. < "Church body calls for release of Syrian archbishops still missing after six years". Christian Today. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2020.