Synagogue Church

The Synagogue Church is a small Christian church in the heart of , , known by this name due to a tradition claiming that it is the location where the village synagogue stood in Jesus' time.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Greek Catholic
  • Description: church building in Nazareth, Israel
  • Also known as: “Church of the Synagogue” and “Church of the United Greeks”
  • Address: Nazareth

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Al-Masjid Al-Abyadh and Church of the Annunciation.

Mosque
Photo: Rudko, CC0.
The White Mosque, is a , located in , in the northern district of . The mosque is situated in Harat Alghama, or the Mosque Quarter, in the centre of Nazareth's Old Market area.

Church
Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain.
The , sometimes also referred to as the Basilica of the Annunciation, is a church in , in northern . 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 . is situated 170 metres southeast of Synagogue Church.

Church
Photo: Croberto68, Public domain.
St. Joseph's Church is a Franciscan Roman Catholic church in the Old City of , modern-day . It was built in 1914 over the remains of much older churches. is situated 140 metres east of Synagogue Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nazareth and Nof HaGalil.

Photo: Tiamat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in northern . It is the largest Arab city in Israel proper, having a population of 60,000, a harmonious mix of Muslims and Christians.

Town
Photo: Beny Shlevich, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in the of with a population of 45,805. was founded in 1957 as Nazareth Illit, it was planned as a Jewish town overlooking the city of and the .

Village
is a kibbutz in northern . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 723.

Synagogue Church

Latitude
32.70344° or 32° 42′ 12″ north
Longitude
35.29702° or 35° 17′ 49″ east
Open location code
8G4QP73W+9R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2010551733
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­greek_catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q7661936
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Synagogue Church” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كنيسة المجمع”
  • Chinese: “会堂教堂”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسة المجمع”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית בית הכנסת”
  • Japanese: “シナゴーグ教会”
  • Polish: “Kościół Synagogi w Nazarecie”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia Sinagoga”
  • Urdu: “مجمع چرچ”

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