Holy Forty Martyrs Church

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Holy Forty Martyrs Church is a Christian temple dedicated to the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste and may refer to:

Bulgaria
Syria
Forty Martyrs Cathedral 5th-century Armenian Apostolic Church in Aleppo, Syria

The Forty Martyrs Armenian Cathedral of Aleppo, Syria, is a 15th-century Armenian Apostolic church located in the old Christian quarter of Jdeydeh. It is significant among the Armenian churches for being one of the oldest active churches in the Armenian diaspora and the city of Aleppo. It is a three-nave basilica church with no dome. Its bell tower of 1912, is considered to be one of the unique samples of the baroque architecture in Aleppo.

The Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebastia Cathedral is a cathedral located in the Old City of Homs, Syria, dedicated to the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste. It is the official see of the Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Homs and Dependencies.

United Kingdom

St Bede's Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. It was built from 1841 to 1842 and designed by Weightman and Hadfield. It is situated on the corner of Station Road and St Bede's Road in Masbrough near the town centre. It is a Gothic Revival style church and was opened eight years before the Restoration of the English hierarchy in 1850.

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