Basilica of the Annunciation

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Catholic basilica church building minor basilica

The Basilica of the Annunciation is a major Catholic church in Nazareth traditionally believed to mark the site where the Angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she would bear Jesus.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Grotto of the Annunciation 2
house of the Holy Family in Nazareth 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic basilica ⓘ
church building ⓘ
minor basilica ⓘ
administeredBy Franciscan Order ⓘ
surface form: Franciscans
architect Giovanni Muzio ⓘ
architecturalStyle concrete and stone construction ⓘ
modern ⓘ
associatedWith Gabriel ⓘ
surface form: Angel Gabriel

Jesus Christ ⓘ
surface form: Jesus

Virgin Mary ⓘ
builtOver Basilica of the Annunciation self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Grotto of the Annunciation

remains of earlier churches ⓘ
city Nazareth ⓘ
constructionPeriod 20th century ⓘ
country Israel ⓘ
currentBuildingCompletedIn 1969 ⓘ
dedicatedTo Annunciation ⓘ
Virgin Mary ⓘ
denomination Roman Catholic ⓘ
earlierStructureOnSite Byzantine church ⓘ
Crusader church ⓘ
feastDay 25 March ⓘ
feature conical dome ⓘ
crypt around the grotto ⓘ
large cupola ⓘ
large interior nave ⓘ
mosaics of the Virgin Mary from many countries ⓘ
floorCount 2 ⓘ
governingBody Order of Friars Minor Conventual ⓘ
surface form: Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land
hasFestival Annunciation ⓘ
surface form: Feast of the Annunciation
hasPart Basilica of the Annunciation self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Grotto of the Annunciation

lower church ⓘ
upper church ⓘ
languageOfLiturgy Latin ⓘ
local languages ⓘ
liturgicalStatus minor basilica ⓘ
locatedIn Galilee ⓘ
Israel ⓘ
Nazareth ⓘ
near Nazareth Old City ⓘ
surface form: Old City of Nazareth
pilgrimageSiteFor Christians ⓘ
region Holy Land ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Catholic Church
rite Latin Rite ⓘ
significance one of the most important Christian pilgrimage sites in the Holy Land ⓘ
status major Christian holy site ⓘ
tradition site where Angel Gabriel announced to Mary she would bear Jesus ⓘ
traditionallyMarks site of the Annunciation to Mary ⓘ
visitedBy pilgrims from around the world ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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

Basilica of the Annunciation → builtOver → Basilica of the Annunciation self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Grotto of the Annunciation
Basilica of the Annunciation → hasPart → Basilica of the Annunciation self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Grotto of the Annunciation
Nazareth → hasSite → Basilica of the Annunciation ⓘ
Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation → locatedNear → Basilica of the Annunciation ⓘ
St. Joseph’s Church → near → Basilica of the Annunciation ⓘ
St. Joseph’s Church → traditionHoldsSiteWas → Basilica of the Annunciation ⓘ
this entity surface form: house of the Holy Family in Nazareth