Dibeen, Jerash Governorate, Jordan, February 21, 2024
Photo: Jerusalem Patriarchate
A new Orthodox church was formally opened in Jordan on Sunday, February 18, by His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem.
The Patriarch was joined by His Highness Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad, Chief Advisor to His Majesty the King of Jordan for Religious and Cultural Affairs, for the opening of the Three Holy Hierarchs Orthodox Church, within the Orthodox Center project next to the Holy Theotokos, Life-Giving Spring Monastery in Dibeen, Jerash Governorate, reports the Jerusalem Patriarchate.
Photo: Jerusalem Patriarchate His Eminence Archbishop Christophoros of Kyriakopolis also attended the opening. He emphasized that “the church will meet the needs of young people, and will be a place for holding conferences, meeting intellectually and culturally, and serving the local community.”
He also thanked Mr. Issa Nassif Odeh, who made a generous donation to complete the construction of the church.
The new church is the first in Jordan to be named for the Three Holy Hierarchs—Sts. Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom.
The church combines traditional Jordanian geometric designs “with a Byzantine architectural spirit.”
The first Divine Liturgy will be celebrated on Friday, February 23.
The Patriarchate of Jerusalem site currently lists 40 other monasteries and churches in Jordan.
An historic Divine Liturgy was celebrated in a Byzantine-era church in Petra, Jordan, for the first time in 1,500 years last month.
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