Church of Saint Toros (Armenian:Սուրբ Աստվածածին եկեղեցի) is anArmenian Orthodoxchurch in theArmenian Quarter ofJerusalem.
The Church of St. Toros is located next toSt. James' Cathedral. Some 4,000 ancient manuscripts are kept at the church[1] (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 PresidentLevon Ter-Petrosyan visitedIsrael, the Church of Saint Toros was an important stop on his itinerary.[2]
Thoros, also transliterated as T'oros, is the Armenian equivalent of the name Theodore (Theodoros in Greek).
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