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The church was established at the site where, according to one tradition, the Annunciation took place. Another tradition, based on the apocryphal Protoevangelium of James, holds that this event commenced while Mary was drawing water from a local spring in Nazareth, and the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation was erected at that alternate site.
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There are 18 churches of the Annunciation in Nazareth. [8] The Catholic Basilica of the Annunciation is located over the cave that is believed to have been Mary's home. [2] The Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation is located over the spring where it is believed that Mary first heard the angel Gabriel's voice. [8]
Titus Tobler's 1868 map of Nazareth: top right is the "Greek Church" (spring underneath); at bottom-center is the "Latin monastery" (today surrounding the rebuilt Basilica of the Annunciation) William Rae Wilson describes "a well of the Virgin, which supplied the inhabitants of Nazareth with water" in his book, Travels in Egypt and the Holy ...
The Maronite Church of the Annunciation [1] is a Maronite Catholic church [2] that is located in the city of Nazareth, [3] in northern Israel.It is dedicated to the Annunciation and should not be confused with the Roman Catholic Basilica of the Annunciation nor the Coptic Church of the Annunciation in the same city with the same name.
Church of the Annunciation usually refers to two churches in Nazareth: Basilica of the Annunciation;
The entrance to both the Greek Catholic church (under the pediment) and the Synagogue Church (at the end of the courtyard). The Greek Catholic Church of the Annunciation [1] is the parish church of the Melkite Greek Catholic community in the city of Nazareth in northern Israel. [2]
Photographer: Israel Press and Photo Agency (I.P.P.A.) / Dan Hadani collection, National Library of Israel Source This image is available from National Library of Israel under the digital ID.