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The Greek Orthodox Church of St. Gabriel, also known as the (Greek) Orthodox Church of the Annunciation (Greek: Ορθόδοξος Ναός του Ευαγγελισμού), is an Eastern Orthodox church in Nazareth, Israel. It is one of two claimants to the site of the Annunciation - where angel Gabriel appeared to the Virgin Mary and ...
Found just below the Greek Orthodox Church of St Gabriel in modern-day Nazareth, dedicated to the Annunciation, the well was until recently fed by an aqueduct connected to a spring, and served for centuries as a local watering hole for the Palestinian villagers. Rebuilt twice in the 20th century, once in 1967 and once in 2000, the current ...
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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Volunteers from Annunciation's Philoptochos Society of Akron and Kalymnian Society of Campbell, Ohio, baked 400 loaves of tsourekia, a braided sweet Easter bread, Tuesday for Annunciation's Easter ...
Church in Nazareth on the supposed site of Joseph's workshop, 1891 Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation Christmas Eve In Nazareth. Nazareth is home to dozens of monasteries and churches, many of them in the Old City. [138] Churches The Church of the Annunciation is the largest Catholic church in the Middle East. [139]
S. Viri Galilaei Church. Categories: Eastern Orthodox church buildings in Israel. Greek Orthodox churches by country. Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem. Hidden category: Commons category link is on Wikidata.
Israel. an alternative name for the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth.