Church of Saint Elian

Saint Elian Church
كنيسة مار اليان
Religion
AffiliationAntiochian Orthodox Church
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusActive
Year consecratedAD 432
Location
LocationHoms, Syria
Geographic coordinates34°43′44″N 36°43′27″E / 34.7288°N 36.7243°E / 34.7288; 36.7243
Architecture
TypeChurch
StyleByzantine architecture

The Church of Saint Elian (Arabic: كنيسة مار اليان, Kaneesat Mar Elian) is a church in Homs, Syria, located along Tarafa bin al-Abd Street near the Gate of Palmyra.[1] The Feast of St. Elian is held annually at the church on February 6 and attracts a large number of pilgrims from all around Syria.[2] Elian is also known in English as Julian. The only other Orthodox Christian church in the world named after St. Julian/Elian is in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, United States, and named St Ellien Antiochian Orthodox Church, built in 1917.

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