| Church of Our Lady of Sorrows | |
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| Hebrew:כנסיית גבירתנו הדואבת | |
 Entrance of the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows | |
 Church of Our Lady of Sorrows | |
| Location | Old City of Jerusalem |
| Country | Israel/Palestine |
| Denomination | Armenian Catholic Church |
| History | |
| Dedication | Our Lady of Sorrows |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | World Heritage Site ofUNESCO (1981) |
| Completed | 1881 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Armenian Catholic Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem and Amman |
| Clergy | |
| Exarch | Krikor Bedros XX Gabroyan |
TheChurch of Our Lady of Sorrows (Hebrew:כנסיית גבירתנו הדואבת),[1] or theChurch of Sorrows of Mary, also called theArmenian Chapel of Our Lady of the Spasm, is anArmenian Catholic church building in theOld City of Jerusalem[2] erected in 1881.[3]
Located at the fourth station on theVia Dolorosa, not far from theEcce Homo Arch and across the street from theAustrian Hospice in theMuslim Quarter of theOld City of Jerusalem, it commemoratesJesus' encounter on the way to hiscrucifixion withhis mother.[4] The building includes achapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary, and is thus named in dedicated to her under thetitleOur Lady of Sorrows.
As the seat of theArmenian Catholic Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem and Amman of theArmenian Catholic Church, anEastern Catholicparticular church sui iuris infull communion with thePope inRome, and theCatholic Church,[5] the church building holds the status ofcathedral. The facility is also the Armenian Catholic hospice in Jerusalem.
It is aWorld Heritage Site ofUNESCO since 1981.[2]
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