Salesian Church - Don Bosco

The Basilica of Jesus the Adolescent, also known as the Salesian church is a Catholic church in Nazareth in Israel, belonging to the Salesians of Don Bosco.

Type: Church
Denomination: Catholic
Description: church in Nazareth, Israel
Also known as: “Basilica of Jesus the Adolescent”
Address: الناصرة

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nabi Saeen Mosque and Church of the Annunciation.

Nabi Saeen Mosque

Mosque

Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Nabi Saeen Mosque is a mosque located on Nabi Saeen Hill in Nazareth, in northern Israel. The mosque is located at the top of the ridge enclosing the city from the north, approximately 150 metres north of the Salesian Basilica of Jesus the Adolescent, providing a panoramic view of Nazareth and the Jezreel Valley to the south, and the Upper Galilee and Haifa outskirts to the north and west. Nabi Saeen Mosque is situated 170 metres northeast of Salesian Church - Don Bosco.

Church of the Annunciation

Church

Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain.

The Church of the Annunciation, 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. Church of the Annunciation is situated 640 metres southeast of Salesian Church - Don Bosco.

Al-Masjid Al-Abyadh

Mosque

Photo: Rudko, CC0.

The White Mosque, is a mosque, located in Nazareth, in the northern district of Israel. The mosque is situated in Harat Alghama, or the Mosque Quarter, in the centre of Nazareth's Old Market area. Al-Masjid Al-Abyadh is situated 500 metres southeast of Salesian Church - Don Bosco.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nazareth and Kfar HaHoresh.

Nof HaGalil is a city in the Northern District of Israel with a population of 45,805. Nof HaGalil was founded in 1957 as Nazareth Illit, it was planned as a Jewish town overlooking the city of Nazareth and the Jezreel Valley.

Salesian Church - Don Bosco

Categories: minor basilica, building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

32.70695° or 32° 42′ 25″ north

Longitude

35.29433° or 35° 17′ 40″ east

Open location code

8G4QP74V+QP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 190429363

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=catholic

Wikidata ID

Q2887142

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Salesian Church - Don Bosco” goes by many names.

Arabic: “الكنيسة السليزيان دون بوسكو”
Arabic: “كنيسة السالزيان”
Arabic: “كنيسة يسوع الشاب”
Chinese: “青年耶穌聖殿”
French: “Basilique de Jésus-Adolescent de Nazareth”
French: “basilique de Jésus-Adolescent”
German: “Salesianerkirche Don Bosco”
Hebrew: “הכנסייה הסלזיאנית”
Indonesian: “Basilika Remaja Yesus”
Japanese: “青年期のイエス大聖堂”
Polish: “Bazylika Jezusa Młodzieńca w Nazarecie”
Spanish: “basilica de Jesus Adolescente”
Spanish: “basílica de Jesús Adolescente”
Spanish: “Basílica de Jesús Adolescente”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Basilica of Jesus the Adolescent and Nazareth Old City viewpoint.

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