Church of the Annunciation

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The Church of the Annunciation is a major Christian basilica in Nazareth traditionally believed to mark the site where the angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she would bear Jesus.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic basilica
church building
minor basilica
pilgrimage site
administeredBy Franciscan Order
architect Giovanni Muzio
architecturalStyle Modernist architecture
associatedWith Jesus Christ
surface form: Jesus

Virgin Mary
surface form: Mary, mother of Jesus

Gabriel
surface form: angel Gabriel
builtOver Byzantine church remains
Crusader church remains
consecrationYear 1969
contains Basilica of the Annunciation
surface form: Grotto of the Annunciation

lower church
upper church
country Israel
currentBuildingCompletedIn 1969
currentBuildingConstructionStart 1960
dedicatedTo Annunciation
Virgin Mary
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
earlierStructureDate 4th century
Byzantine period
Crusader period
floorCount 2
governingBody Custody of the Holy Land
hasFeature lantern shaped like a Madonna lily
large concrete dome
mosaics of the Virgin Mary from many countries
hasLowerLevelFunction shrine around the grotto
hasUpperLevelFunction parish and pilgrimage church
liturgicalFeast Annunciation
surface form: Feast of the Annunciation
liturgicalTradition Latin Church worldwide
surface form: Latin Church
locatedIn Galilee
Nazareth
Northern District, Israel
mentionedIn Christian pilgrimage itineraries
near Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation
ownedBy Holy See
pilgrimageDestinationFor Christians worldwide
religion Christianity
significance one of the most important Christian sites in the Holy Land
status minor basilica
traditionalSiteOf Annunciation
surface form: Annunciation to Mary
visitedBy Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Francis
Pope John Paul II
Pope Paul VI

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Northern District, Israel containsReligiousSite Church of the Annunciation
Beit Jala hasLandmark Church of the Annunciation
this entity surface form: Latin Church of the Annunciation
Tinos religiousSite Church of the Annunciation
this entity surface form: Church of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary