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Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation

The Greek Orthodox Church of St. Gabriel, also known as the Orthodox Church of the Annunciation, is an Eastern Orthodox church in , Israel. It is one of two claimants to the site of the Annunciation - where angel Gabriel appeared to the Virgin Mary and announced that she would give birth to Jesus - the other being the Catholic .
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Greek Orthodox
  • Description: church building in Nazareth, Israel
  • Also known as: “St. Gabriel Church” and “كنيسة القديس جبرائيل”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Ancient Bath House and Church of the Annunciation.

of Nazareth was discovered in the late 1990s by Elias and Martina Shama during renovations inside their shop near Mary's Well in .

Church
Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain.
The , sometimes also referred to as the Basilica of the Annunciation, is a Catholic 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 Greek Orthodox . is situated 660 metres southwest of Greek Orthodox 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. is situated 550 metres southwest of Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nazareth and Reineh.

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.

Village
Photo: Almog, Public domain.
is an Arab town in northern . Located in the Galilee, between and , it attained local council status in 1968. In 2023 it had a population of 17,513, the majority of whom are Muslims, with a significant Christian minority.

Town
Photo: Beny Shlevich, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in the of with a population of 45,587. was founded in 1957 as Nazareth Illit, it was planned as a Jewish town overlooking the city of and the . is situated 2½ km east of Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation.

Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation

Latitude
32.70705° or 32° 42′ 25″ north
Longitude
35.30172° or 35° 18′ 6″ east
Inception
1763
Open location code
8G4QP842+RM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1157250968
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­greek_orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q5293153
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كنيسة البشارة للروم الأرثوذكس”
  • Catalan: “església Ortodoxa Grega de l’Anunciació”
  • Catalan: “Església Ortodoxa Grega de l’Anunciació”
  • Chinese: “希腊正教会圣母领报堂”
  • Chinese: “希臘東正教聖母領報堂”
  • Czech: “chrám archanděla Gabriela”
  • Czech: “Chrám archanděla Gabriela”
  • Czech: “řecký ortodoxní chrám Zvěstování”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه البشاره للروم الارثوذكس”
  • Georgian: “ნაზარეთის ხარების ეკლესია”
  • Greek: “Ναός του Ευαγγελισμού της Θεοτόκου (Ναζαρέτ)”
  • Greek: “Ορθόδοξος Ναός του Ευαγγελισμού στη Ναζαρέτ”
  • Greek: “Ορθόδοξος Ναός του Ευαγγελισμού”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית גבריאל הקדוש”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית הבשורה האורתודוקסית”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית הבשורה היוונית-אורתודוקסית”
  • Indonesian: “Gereja Ortodoks Timur Anunsiasi”
  • Japanese: “正教受胎告知教会”
  • Japanese: “生神女福音教会”
  • Japanese: “聖ガブリエル教会”
  • Polish: “Cerkiew Archanioła Gabriela w Nazarecie”
  • Romanian: “Biserica Ortodoxă a Bunei Vestiri din Nazaret”
  • Russian: “Церковь Благовещения (Назарет)”
  • Russian: “Церковь Благовещения”
  • Spanish: “iglesia ortodoxa griega de la Anunciacion”
  • Spanish: “iglesia ortodoxa griega de la Anunciación”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia ortodoxa griega de la Anunciación”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Благовіщення (Назарет)”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Благовіщення”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Гавриїла (Назарет)”
  • Urdu: “چرچ بشارت (روم آرتھوڈوکس)”
  • Urdu: “چرچ بشارت”

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