Ntra. Mrs. de la Asunción de Aleppo - The resurrected cathedral
Syrian-Catholic Cathedral of the Christian district of al-Jdayde, headquarters of the Syrian-Catholic archeparch of Aleppo. The original temple, from the 16th century and called Our Lady of the Syrians, was the seat of the Syrian-Catholic Patriarchate between the 17th and 19th centuries; the current building was completed in 1970.
🌹 Wonders and anecdotes
- Heredera of one of the oldest churches of al- Jdayde (16th century), the ancient cathedral of Our Lady of the Sirios.
- It was the seat of the Syrian-Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch between the 17th and 19th centuries, a testimony to the arraigo of this Eastern Church in Aleppo.
- Gravely damaged in the battle of Aleppo, it remained closed from 2012 to 2018; it was reopened and rededicated in September 2018 by Patriarch Ignace Joseph III Younan.
- Its 700 square meters of war-damaged murals were repined in three months by the Badawi brothers, the largest post-Alepina artistic project.
Our Lady of the Assumption (Aleppo)
Risen from the war, this Marian cathedral is a sign of the tenacity of the Christians of Aleppo. Its reopening in 2018 brought together the various confessions of the city around the common Mother.
- Our Lady of the Assumption, lift the Christians of Syria from their ruins. Pray for us.
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