Basilica of the Annunciation built

1969 CE.

Shown on the map at 32.702°, 35.298°.

The Church of the Annunciation (Latin: Basilica Annuntiationis, Arabic: كنيسة البشارة, romanized: Kanīsat al-Bišāra, Hebrew: כנסיית הבשורה), sometimes also referred to as the Basilica of the Annunciation, is a Catholic church in Nazareth, in northern Israel. It is one of two claimants to the site of the Annunciation – in which angel Gabriel appeared to the Virgin Mary and announced that she would give birth to Jesus – the other being the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation. It was established over what Catholic tradition holds to be the site of the house of the Virgin Mary.

Text from the Wikipedia article Basilica of the Annunciation, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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