Russian Maria Magdalena Church
Mount of Olives

This Russian church is dedicated to Miriam from Migdal (Maria Magdalene), who was a prostitute who reformed, and turned into Jesus' follower. Maria was the first to see Christ after he was resurrected. Though she was very close to Jesus, she was never recognized by Christianity as one of the Apostles.

The church is built in a traditional Russian style, which includes seven onion shaped domes. The church was founded in 1886 by the Tzar Alexander the Third.

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