Melkite Greek Catholic Church (Bethlehem )

The Church is dedicated to "The Theotokos"
In Greek, the name of this Church is "The Theotokos".
In French, the name of this Church is "la Mère de Dieu".
In English, the name of this Church is "The Mother of Jesus Christ".
Because "The Theotokos" is also referred to by her name, "Mary". The Church is also referred to by her name.
In English, the Church is also referred to as "St. Mary".
In the English transliteration of Arabic, the Church is also referred to as "Sitt Maryam".

The icon for the Saint of the Church is the icon of the Annunciation. This icon is to the left of the icon of The Theotokos on the ikonostasis.
In the front of the Church, the icon is “Our Lady of the Passion”, which commonly called “Our Lady of Perpetual Help”.

This Church celebrates its feast day on December 26, The Synaxis in honor of The Theotokos and the Second Day Celebration of the Great Feast of the Nativity According to the Flesh of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ. That Divine Liturgy is celebrated by the Patriarchal Vicar in Jerusalem and concelebrated by other clergy.

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