Church of Saint Anne in Jerusalem

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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.

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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

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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)
Pools of Bethesda archaeological site near Church of Saint Anne in Jerusalem
this entity surface form: St. Anne’s Church, Jerusalem
Anne hasShrine Church of Saint Anne in Jerusalem
this entity surface form: Church of St. Anne in Jerusalem
St. Stephen's Gate givesAccessTo Church of Saint Anne in Jerusalem
this entity surface form: Church of Saint Anne, Jerusalem