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Coptic Church of St Helen

The Coptic Church of St Helen sits adjacent to the Holy Sepulchre complex in Jerusalem’s Christian Quarter, part of the Coptic Orthodox presence in the Old City. Discussed here as part of a day tracing the Crusader-era and earlier layers of Jerusalem.

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Crusader capital in the Last Supper Room (Cenacle)
Centre · Jerusalem

Crusader Jerusalem

A walk through the Old City focused on the Crusader century: the Cenacle on Mount Zion, the Nea Church, the German Knights' hospice, the Crusader market, the Church of the Redeemer and the Holy Sepulchre.

Jul 2013 · 5 minute read
Crusader capital in the Last Supper Room (Cenacle) Ruins of the Crusader Nea Church St Mary’s Hospice of the German Knights View over the Temple Mount and the Old City of Jerusalem The inimitable Bilal Abu Khalaf dons his traditional garb Crusader cloisters in the Church of the Redeemer Inside the cistern under the Coptic Church of St Helen Church of the Holy Sepulchre: site marking the creation of the world
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