Church of the Visitation
The Church of the Visitation is a Catholic church in Ein Karem, Jerusalem, and honors the Visitation made by the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus, to Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: Jerusalem
- Roof shape: hipped
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Moscovia Monastery Lookout and Yad Va’Shem.
Moscovia Monastery Lookout
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Moscovia Monastery Lookout is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 210 metres south of Church of the Visitation.
Yad Va’Shem
Museum
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yad Vashem is Israel's official memorial institution to the victims of the Holocaust, known in Hebrew as the Shoah. It is dedicated to preserving the memory of the Jews who were murdered; echoing the stories of the survivors; honoring Jews who fought against… Yad Va’Shem is situated 2 km northeast of Church of the Visitation.
St. John Baharim
Church
Photo: Sambach, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Church of Saint John the Baptist is a Catholic church in Ein Karem, Jerusalem, that belongs to the Franciscan order. It was built at the site where Saint John the Baptist is believed to have been born. St. John Baharim is situated 640 metres northeast of Church of the Visitation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ein Kerem and Kiryat Menachem.
Ein Kerem
Photo: Ori229, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ein Kerem is a secluded village suburb on the outskirts of West Jerusalem. Surrounded by hills dotted with olive and cypress trees, the village is refreshingly quiet although only a 20-minute bus ride southwest of the city centre.
Kiryat Menachem
Suburb
Photo: Šlomo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kiryat Menachem is a neighborhood in southwest Jerusalem. It is bordered by Ir Ganim to the south and east, Mount Ora to the west, and the Jerusalem hills to the north.
Ora
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Ora is a moshav in central Israel. Located southwest of Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,358.
Church of the Visitation
- Categories: Catholic church building, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.76446° or 31° 45′ 52″ northLongitude
35.15783° or 35° 9′ 28″ eastOpen location code
8G3QQ575+Q4OpenStreetMap ID
way 254157058OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=hippedWikidata ID
Q830746
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Church of the Visitation” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كنيسة الزيارة”
- Catalan: “església de la Visitació”
- Catalan: “Església de la Visitació”
- Chinese: “圣母往见堂”
- Dutch: “Church of the Visitation”
- Esperanto: “preĝejo de la Vizito”
- Esperanto: “Preĝejo de la Vizito”
- French: “Église de la Visitation d’Ein Kerem”
- French: “église de la Visitation”
- French: “Église de la Visitation”
- German: “Besuchskirche”
- German: “Kapelle von der Ohnmacht Unserer Lieben Frau”
- German: “Visitatio-Kirche”
- Hebrew: “כנסיית הביקור”
- Indonesian: “Gereja Kunjungan Bunda Maria, Ein Karem”
- Italian: “chiesa della Visitazione”
- Italian: “Chiesa della Visitazione”
- Japanese: “訪問教会”
- Portuguese: “Igreja da Visitação”
- Romanian: “Biserica Vizitării (Franciscană) din Ein Karem”
- Russian: “Церковь Посещения”
- Spanish: “iglesia de la Visitacion”
- Spanish: “iglesia de la Visitación”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de la Visitación”
- Tamil: “பார்வையிடல் தேவாலயம்”
- Ukrainian: “Церква відвідин (Ейн-Карем)”
- Ukrainian: “Церква відвідин”
- Urdu: “کنیسہ زیارت”
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