Church of Saint Anne in Jerusalem

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Crusader church Roman Catholic church basilica minor church building

The Church of Saint Anne in Jerusalem is a well-preserved 12th-century Crusader-era Roman Catholic church traditionally identified as the birthplace of the Virgin Mary and dedicated to her mother, Saint Anne.

Aliases (1)

Church of Saint Anne (near Lion's Gate) ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Crusader church → Roman Catholic church → basilica minor → church building →
administeredBy	Missionaries of Africa → White Fathers →
architecturalStyle	Romanesque architecture →
associatedWith	Pools of Bethesda archaeological site → healing miracle of Jesus at Bethesda →
builtDuring	Crusader period →
builtInCentury	12th century →
city	Jerusalem →
convertedTo	madrasa during Ayyubid period →
country	Israel →
cryptDedicatedTo	birthplace of the Virgin Mary →
dedicatedTo	Saint Anne → Virgin Mary →
denomination	Roman Catholicism → surface form: "Roman Catholic Church"
floorPlanType	basilica plan →
grantedBy	Sultan Abdülmecid I → surface form: "Ottoman Sultan Abdülmecid I"
grantedTo	France →
grantYear	1856 →
hasAisles	two side aisles →
hasApse	triple apse →
hasBell	yes →
hasCourtyard	yes →
hasCrypt	yes →
hasNave	yes →
knownFor	exceptional acoustics →
languageOfLiturgy	Latin →
locatedIn	Jerusalem → Muslim Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem → Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site → surface form: "Old City of Jerusalem"
locatedNear	Lions' Gate → Via Dolorosa →
locatedNextTo	Tyropoeon Valley → surface form: "Pools of Bethesda"
locatedWithin	compound of the White Fathers →
ownership	French Republic →
partiallyDamagedIn	1187 →
pilgrimageSiteFor	Christianity → surface form: "Christians"
preservationStatus	well-preserved Crusader church →
previousUse	Islamic law school →
region	Levant region → surface form: "Levant"
rite	Latin Rite →
roofType	barrel vaults →
traditionallyIdentifiedAs	birthplace of the Virgin Mary →
usedFor	Christian worship → choral singing → pilgrimage →

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Saint Anne → commemoratedBy → Church of Saint Anne in Jerusalem →

Muslim Quarter → hasLandmark → Church of Saint Anne in Jerusalem →

this entity surface form: "Church of Saint Anne (near Lion's Gate)"