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Alexander Courtyard, Jerusalem

Александровское подворье в Иерусалиме

IsraelИерусалим1891Public buildings

The plot near the Church of the Holy Sepulchre was purchased for Russia in 1859. The compound was built by the Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society; construction was completed in 1891 and the Church of St. Alexander Nevsky was consecrated in 1896. In 2015 the Russian Federation applied to register its title; the registration made in 2019 was annulled by the Jerusalem District Court in March 2022, and the matter was referred to an Israeli government commission.

Участок близ храма Гроба Господня приобретён для России в 1859 году. Комплекс подворья построен Императорским православным палестинским обществом; строительство завершено в 1891 году, а церковь Александра Невского освящена в 1896 году. В 2015 году Российская Федерация подала заявление о регистрации прав на подворье; регистрация, произведённая в 2019 году, отменена окружным судом Иерусалима в марте 2022 года, вопрос передан на рассмотрение правительственной комиссии Израиля.

Property abroad

EraRussian Empire

FunctionPilgrim compound

Present ownerTitle is contested; the compound is managed by the Orthodox Palestine Society (Munich-based board)

Acquisitionpurchased, 1859

StatusOwnership disputed

As of2026-09

In March 2022 the Jerusalem District Court annulled the registration of the Russian Federation's title; in August 2026 the Russian diplomatic mission stated that re-registration was at its final stage.