Church of St. Toros, Jerusalem
Church of Saint Toros (Armenian : Սուրբ Աստվածածին եկեղեցի ) is an Armenian Orthodox church in the Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem .
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The Church of St. Toros is located next to St. 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 President Levon Ter-Petrosyan visited Israel , 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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