The Franciscan Terra Sancta Church

The Franciscan Terra Sancta Church is a church in , . The Franciscan Terra Sancta Church is situated nearby to the building , as well as near the protected area .
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Address: عكا

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Al Jazzar Mosque and Al-Muallaq Mosque.

Mosque
Photo: BoazBrill, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The el-Jazzar Mosque, also known as the White Mosque of Acre, is located on el-Jazzar Street inside the walls of the old city of , Israel, overlooking the eastern Mediterranean Sea, and is named after the Ottoman Bosnian governor Ahmad Pasha el-Jazzar. is situated 150 metres north of The Franciscan Terra Sancta Church.

Mosque
Photo: Almog, Public domain.
The al-Muallak Mosque also known as the Mosque of Daher al-Umar is a , located in , in the northern district of . is situated 130 metres southwest of The Franciscan Terra Sancta Church.

Synagogue
Photo: Almog, Public domain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Akko and Ein HaMifratz.

Photo: ויקיג’אנקי, CC BY 2.5.
, also known historically to Arabs as عكّا and Westerners as Acre, lies on the northern edge of the Bay of Acre in northern and receives many Baha'i pilgrims.

Village
Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a kibbutz south of in northern . Located on the Mediterranean coast, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. As of 2024 it had a population of 873. is situated 3 km southeast of The Franciscan Terra Sancta Church.

Village
Photo: Almog, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a moshav in the Western Galilee in northern . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. As of 2024 its population was 1,085. is situated 3½ km north of The Franciscan Terra Sancta Church.

The Franciscan Terra Sancta Church

Latitude
32.92139° or 32° 55′ 17″ north
Longitude
35.07005° or 35° 4′ 12″ east
Open location code
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Hebrew—“The Franciscan Terra Sancta Church” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كنيسة الفرنسيسكان تيرا سانكتا”
  • German: “St.-Franziskus-Kirche (Franziskaner)”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית פרנצ’יסקוס הקדוש מנזר ובי’ס”

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