This spectacular church is on the slopes of the Mount of Olives, across from the Old City of Jerusalem. The golden onion-shaped domes indicate that the Church has Russian origins. You get a good view of the church from the lookout on top of the Mount of Olives. When we were there the Church was not open. Mary Magdalena is a saint in the Orthodox Church. Although the Catholic Church has traditionally regarded Mary Maddalena a woman of ill-fame, there is no Biblical evidence support for this belief.

Absolutely gorgeous church with a very interesting history, probably one of the few Russian Orthodox presence in Jerusalem. Very peaceful as well as it does not have nearly as many visitors as churches in Old Jerusalem. There's also an abundance of cats here if you're into that.