On Tuesday, July 18, the Russian Orthodox Church in Jerusalem, together with numerous civil and religious authorities, celebrated the reopening of the great Tsarist complex dedicated to its founder, Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich Romanov.
On Tuesday, July 18, the Russian Orthodox Church in Jerusalem, together with numerous civil and religious authorities, celebrated the reopening of the great Tsarist complex dedicated to its founder, Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich Romanov.
Located in the center of Jerusalem next to the Holy Trinity Cathedral, the Duke of Sergei’s Courtyard is considered one of the most elegant buildings of the city, built with stones imported from Russia.
Established in the 1890s, the complex was initially used as a hostel for pilgrims as well as the center of the Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society, the oldest NGO with humanitarian goals throughout Russia.