Couvent St. Jacques • Fabio’s LifeTour

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The Cathedral of Saint James (Couvent St. Jacques) is a 12th-century Armenian church in the Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem, near the quarter's entry gate. The cathedral is dedicated to two Christian saints: James, son of Zebedee (James the Greater) and James the brother of Jesus (James the Just). It is the principal church of the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem.