Saint Elian Church | |
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كنيسة مار اليان | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Antiochian Orthodox Church |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Active |
Year consecrated | AD 432 |
Location | |
Location | Homs, Syria |
Geographic coordinates | 34°43′44″N 36°43′27″E / 34.7288°N 36.7243°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Church |
Style | Byzantine 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.