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- Latin rite churches
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List of active churches and cathedrals in the Syrian city of Aleppo.[1] Note that around 20 churches received damages of several degrees during the Battle of Aleppo ended in December 2016. Armenian churches- Armenian Apostolic Church, Armenian Diocese of Beroea
Name | Consecration year | Notes |
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Forty Martyrs Cathedral | 1491 | Located in the Jdayde quarter of Aleppo, it is the seat of the Armenian diocese, as well as one of the oldest operating churches in the city. Damaged by the rebels through an underground explosion on April 28, 2015.[2] | Surp Krikor Lusavorich Church (Saint Gregory the Illuminator's Church) | 1933 | Built in the Midan district between 1930 and 1933 by Armenian refugees from Cilicia who survived the Armenian Genocide. It was consecrated on November 26, 1933. | Surp Hagop Church (Saint Jacob of Nisibis Church) | 1943 | Built in the Old Syria Quarter by Armenian refugees from Urfa who survived the Armenian Genocide. It was consecrated on June 3, 1943. | Surp Kevork Church (Saint George's Church) | 1965 | Originally consecrated in 1923 as a small wooden church by Armenian refugees from Marash who survived the Armenian Genocide. The current building was consecrated on September 26, 1965, after a long construction process launched in 1937. However, the interior of the church was burnt by the rebels on October 29, 2012.[3] | Church of the Holy Mother of God | 1983 | Built in the Suleimaniyeh-Villat quarter by the descendants of Armenian Genocide survivors from Ayntab, and consecrated on May 1, 1983. |
- Armenian Catholic Church, Armenian Catholic Archeparchy of Aleppo
Name | Consecration year | Notes |
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Cathedral of Our Mother of Reliefs | 1840 | Located at Tilel Street near the Jdayde quarter, the church is serving as the seat of the diocese since its consecration in 1840. It was damaged after being shelled by the rebels on January 9, 2015.[4] | Church of the Holy Saviour - Saint Barbara | 1937 | Originally opened as a small prayer house by the Jesuit fathers. The current building was opened in 1937 on the same location, in the Suleimaniyeh district. | Church of Our Lady of Annunciation | 1942 | Located in the Sheikh Maqsood district, the church was originally opened in 1942. It was entirely rebuilt in 2000. However, it was heavily damaged after being shelled by the rebels on December 3, 2015.[5][6] | Holy Trinity Church | 1965 | Locate in the Midan district, it is also known as Zvartnots Church, consecrated on June 13, 1965, on the 50th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. | Church of the Holy Cross | 1993 | The church was consecrated on April 24, 1993, in the Aziziyeh district. |
- Armenian Evangelical Church, Union of the Armenian Evangelical Churches in the Near East
Name | Consecration year | Notes |
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Emmanuel Church | 1923 | Serves as the seat of the congregation since its consecration in 1923, in the Azizyeh district. The roof of the church was heavily damaged after being shelled by rebels on January 17, 2016. The church is currently being renovated.[7] | Bethel Church | 1937 | Built between 1934 and 1937 in the Jabriyeh district, by Armenian refugees from Marash who survived the Armenian Genocide. | Martyrs' Church | 1965 | Located in the Suleimaniyeh district, the church was consecrated on May 14, 1965. Suffered minor damages after being frequently shelled by the rebels during 2013. |
Syriac churches- Syriac Orthodox Church, Syriac Orthodox Archbishopric of Aleppo
Name | Consecration year | Notes |
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Cathedral of Saint Ephrem the Syrian | 1926 | Serving as the seat of the diocese since its consecration on January 17, 1926. It was named after Saint Ephrem the Syrian. | Saint George the Martyr's Church | 1935 | Built in the Old Syriac Quarter of Aleppo by Syriac refugees from Urfa, between 1932 and 1935. It was consecrated on December 22, 1935. | Church of Our Lady of Syrians | 1994 | Occupying the ground floor of an apartment building, the church was consecrated on October 15, 1994, in the New Syriac quarter of Aleppo. | Church of the Holy Mandylion | 2003 | Built in 2002-03 in the Old Syriac Quarter of Aleppo, near the Saint George the Martyr's Church. It was consecrated in 2003 in the memory of an old Syrian church of the same name in Urha. |
- Syriac Catholic Church, Syriac Catholic Archeparchy of Aleppo
Name | Consecration year | Notes |
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Mar Assia al-Hakim Church | c. 1500 | One of the historic churches of Ancient Aleppo, served as the seat of the diocese until 1970. The belfry was destroyed after being shelled by rebels on September 16, 2012,[8] while the church was severely damaged by the rebels through an underground explosion on April 28, 2015. | Saint Ephrem the Syrian's Church | 1960 | Built between 1958 and 1960 by Syriac refugees from Urha. It was consecrated on June 18, 1960, to commemorate the death of Saint Ephrem the Syrian. | Cathedral of Our Lady of Assumption | 1970 | Became the new seat of the diocese upon its consecration on March 22, 1970. |
- Chaldean Catholic Church, Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Aleppo
Name | Consecration year | Notes |
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Saint Joseph's Cathedral | Seat of the diocese. |
- Syriac Maronite Church, Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Aleppo
Name | Consecration year | Notes |
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Saint Elijah Cathedral | 1873 | Seat of the diocese. Frequently targeted by the rebels in 2012-15, severely damaged after a major rebel attack in May 2015.[9] | Church of Our Lady of Montligeon | 1909 | Severely damaged after being frequently shelled by the rebels in 2012-15. | Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus | 2018 | Occupying the ground floor of an apartment building, the church was consecrated on October 7, 2018, after 3 months of preparation works, in the Suleymaniyeh-Villat quarter of Aleppo. |
- Syrian Evangelical Church
Name | Consecration year | Notes |
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Syrian Evangelical Church of Aleppo |
Greek rite churches- Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Beroea and Alexandretta
Name | Consecration year | Notes |
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Church of the Dormition of Our Lady | c. 1500 | One of the historic churches of Ancient Aleppo, served as the seat of the diocese until 2000. Damaged by the rebels through an underground explosion on April 28, 2015. | Saint George's Church | Church of Saints Peter and Paul | Saint Elijah the Prophet's Cathedral | 2000 | The church became the seat of the diocese upon its consecration on December 17, 2000. The church was entirely built through donations of the Greek community members in Aleppo. | Saint Joseph's Church | 2002 | Consecrated on March 17, 2012 by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Beroea and Alexandretta. The church is co-administered by the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Aleppo. |
- Melkite Greek Catholic Church, Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Aleppo
Name | Consecration year | Notes |
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Cathedral of Virgin Mary | 1843 | Seat of the diocese. Frequently targeted by the rebels in 2012-15, severely damaged after a major rebel attack in May 2015. | Saint Demetrius Church | 1933 | Named after Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki. | Saint Michael the Archangel Church | 1935 | Saint Matilda Church | 1964 | Saint George's Church | 1969 | Named after Saint George, one of the largest places of worship in Aleppo. | Saint Theresa Church | 1995 | Church of Our Lady of Joy | 2009-12 | Located in the Sheikh Maqsood district, the church was damaged after being shelled by the rebels on April 17, 2016.[10][11] | Church of Our Lady of Annunciation at the Monastery of John Chrysostom | 2015 | The church was not consecrated due to the break-out of the battles in Aleppo. It was partly damaged after rebel attack in October–November 2016.[12] |
Latin rite churches- Roman Catholic Church, Apostolic Vicariate of Aleppo
Name | Consecration year | Notes |
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Church of the Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary | 1891 | Church of Saint Bonaventure | 1910 | The church auffered minor damages on March 18, 2012, after a car bomb claimed by the Free Syrian Army. | Church of Mary of the Passion of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary Monastery | 1932 | Saint Vartan's Church and Monastery | 1936 | Frequently targeted by the rebels in 2012-15, suffered major damages after being attacked by the Turkmen Sultan Murad Division in April 2015.[13] | Saint Francis of Assisi Church | 1937 | Consecrated on October 10, 1937 to serve as the seat of Apostolic Vicariate of Aleppo between until 2011. | Church and Monastery of the Society of Jesus | 1955 | Slightly damaged after being shelled by the rebels in January 2016. | Church of Saint Anthony of Padua of the Holy Land Monastery | Named after Saint Anthony of Padua. | Church of Jesus the Worker of the Carmelite Monastery | 1977 | Church of Our Lady of Annunciation | Cathedral of the Child Jesus | 2011 | Became the seat of the Apostolic Vicariate of Aleppo upon its consecration on January 15, 2011. |
Arab Evangelical churches- National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon (Arab National Presbyterian Church)
Name | Consecration year | Notes |
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National Evangelical Church of Aleppo | 1848 | Located in the Jdayde quarter, served as the seat of the congregation until the break-up of the Battle of Aleppo, when two-thirds of the church building was destroyed by the rebels, through an underground explosion on November 6, 2012.[14] | National Presbyterian Church of Aleppo | 2015 | Located in the Suleimaniyeh-Villat quarter, the church became the seat of the congregation upon its consecration on December 25, 2015, after a construction period of less than 1 year. |
- Christian Evangelical Alliance of Syria
Name | Consecration year | Notes |
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Church of Jesus Light for All Nations (Nour el-Alam) | 1985 | Occupying the ground floor of an apartment building, the church was opened in 1985, in the Suleymaniyeh-Villat quarter of Aleppo. |
- Christian Baptist Alliance of Syria
Name | Consecration year | Notes |
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Aleppo Baptist Evangelical Church | 2003 | Occupying the ground floor of an apartment building in the New Syriac quarter since January 2003, the church sustained serious damages as a result of a rocket hit by the armed opposition groups on May 15, 2014. |
References1. ^{{cite web|title=Qenshrin.com: Guide to the Christian congregations in Aleppo (in Arabic) |url=http://www.qenshrin.com/christian/numbers/alp/index.html |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5vffAfHAe?url=http://www.qenshrin.com/christian/numbers/alp/index.html |archivedate=2011-01-12 |deadurl=no |df= }} 2. ^Update: Aleppo's Forty Martyrs Church Compound Suffers Damage, Church Unharmed 3. ^Armenian Church Burned in Aleppo 4. ^Armenian Catholic Cathedral in Aleppo Bombed Hours Before Mass 5. ^بالصور.. قذائف الفصائل الإسلامية تدمر كنيسة السيدة العذراء في الشيخ مقصود 6. ^كنيسة القديسة مريم العذراء في مرمى المرتزقة 7. ^[https://www.christiantoday.com/article/children.dead.and.church.damaged.in.rocket.attacks.and.bombings.in.syria/76960.htm Children dead and Armenian Evangelical Church in Aleppo damaged in rocket attacks and bombings in Syria] 8. ^{{cite web |url=http://syrcata.org/news/2012/october/%D9%83%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%85-%D8%AA%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%B6-%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%B6-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A8.html |title=Mar Assia church is damaged |publisher=Syrcata.org |date=2012-10-01 |accessdate=2013-06-10 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131127083743/http://syrcata.org/news/2012/october/%D9%83%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%85-%D8%AA%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%B6-%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%B6-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A8.html |archivedate=2013-11-27 |df= }} 9. ^استهداف جديد للكنائس في ساحة فرحات في حلب - شاهد الصور 10. ^[https://arabic.sputniknews.com/arab_world/201604181018398877/ قذائف المعارضة تدمر كنيسة مريم العذراء في حي الشيخ مقصود بحلب] 11. ^على حي الشيخ مقصود بحلب يسفر عن تدمير جزء من كنيسة مريم العذراء 12. ^النظام يستميت لاستعادة "ضاحية الأسد"..وروسيا تقصف حلب من البحر 13. ^ثوار حلب داخل كنيسة (دير وارطان) في حي الميدان 14. ^VBS and Aleppo Presbyterian Church, Syria
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