Franciscan convent
Franciscan convent is a monastery in Northern District, Israel. Franciscan convent is situated nearby to Saint Joseph’s Church, as well as near Church of the Annunciation.Photo: Solal, CC BY-SA 1.0.
- Type: Monastery
- Denomination: Catholic
- Also known as: “Convent of Terra Santa”, “Convent of the Terra Santa”, “Franciscan Monastery”, “Monastery of Terra Santa”, “Monastery of the Terra Santa”, “Terra Santa”, “Terra Santa Convent”, and “Terra Santa Monastery”
- Address: Nazareth
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of the Annunciation and Al-Masjid Al-Abyadh.
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.
Al-Masjid Al-Abyadh
Mosque
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 130 metres northwest of Franciscan convent.
Saint Joseph’s Church
Church
Photo: Croberto68, Public domain.
St. Joseph's Church is a Franciscan Roman Catholic church in the Old City of Nazareth, modern-day Northern Israel. It was built in 1914 over the remains of much older churches.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nazareth and Nof HaGalil.
Nazareth
Photo: Tiamat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nazareth is a city in northern Israel. It is the largest Arab city in Israel proper, having a population of 60,000, a harmonious mix of Muslims and Christians.
Nof HaGalil
Town
Photo: Beny Shlevich, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Kfar HaHoresh
Village
Kfar HaHoresh is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near Nazareth, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 723.
Franciscan convent
- Categories: building and religion
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.70256° or 32° 42′ 9″ northLongitude
35.29845° or 35° 17′ 54″ eastOpen location code
8G4QP73X+29OpenStreetMap ID
way 97417853OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=monasteryOpenStreetMap feature
building=conventOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q6654471
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Polish—“Franciscan convent” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دير الفرنسيسكان”
- German: “Franziskaner-Konvent”
- Hebrew: “המנזר הפרנציסקני (נצרת)”
- Hebrew: “המנזר הפרנציסקני”
- Hungarian: “Ferences kolostor”
- Italian: “Convento Francescano”
- Polish: “Klasztor Franciszkanów w Nazarecie”
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