Mary’s Well
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Mary’s Well is a historic spring and pilgrimage site in Nazareth traditionally associated with the Virgin Mary and the Annunciation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mary’s Well canonical | 3 |
| Mary’s Well area | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian holy site
ⓘ
historic spring ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Our Lady of Nazareth
ⓘ
surface form:
Ain il-‘Adhra (Spring of the Virgin)
The Virgin’s Fountain ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalFeature |
public square around the well
ⓘ
stone fountain structure ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
site of Marian devotion
ⓘ
symbol of Nazareth ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
Christian pilgrimage tradition
ⓘ
local Arab Christian tradition ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalEra |
Byzantine-era veneration
ⓘ
Ottoman period use ⓘ |
| hasLanguageName |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ |
| hasNearbyReligiousCommunity | Arab Christian community of Nazareth ⓘ |
| hasNearbyStructure |
public fountain
ⓘ
underground spring chamber ⓘ |
| hasPilgrimageSeason | Christian feast days related to Mary ⓘ |
| hasRenovation |
20th-century restoration
ⓘ
21st-century restoration ⓘ |
| hasWaterSourceType | spring ⓘ |
| isNear |
Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation
ⓘ
center of Nazareth ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Christian sites in the Holy Land
ⓘ
Marian shrines and sites ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
Christian pilgrimage guides
ⓘ
archaeological and historical studies ⓘ |
| isTouristAttractionOf |
Galilee
ⓘ
Nazareth ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Galilee
ⓘ
Nazareth ⓘ Northern District, Israel ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| traditionallyAssociatedWith |
Annunciation
ⓘ
Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| traditionClaimsThat |
Virgin Mary drew water there
ⓘ
the Annunciation occurred nearby ⓘ |
| usedBy | local residents of Nazareth ⓘ |
| usedHistoricallyFor |
domestic water supply
ⓘ
drawing drinking water ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Christian pilgrims
ⓘ
tourists ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mary’s Well area