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Israel: Christian Sites in the Holy Land
The Statue of the Visitation depicts the meeting of Mary and Elizabeth on the site of the Church of the Visitation in Ein Karem, on the outskirts of Jerusalem. The church commemorates the visit paid by the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus, to Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist (Luke 1:39-56). Traditionally this is the site where Mary recited her song of praise, the Magnificat.
Israel: Christian Sites in the Holy Land
An exterior view of the Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth. The site is central to Christians as the place where the angel Gabriel announced to the Virgin Mary her upcoming miraculous pregnancy and subsequent birth of Jesus.
Israel: Christian Sites in the Holy Land
An exterior view of the Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth. The site is central to Christians as the place where the angel Gabriel announced to the Virgin Mary her upcoming miraculous pregnancy and subsequent birth of Jesus.
Israel: Christian Sites in the Holy Land
An interior view of the second story church in the Basilica of the Annunciation, built above the crypt, a site central to Christians as the place where the angel Gabriel announced to the Virgin Mary her upcoming miraculous pregnancy and subsequent birth of Jesus.
Israel: Christian Sites in the Holy Land
An interior view of the ground floor in the Basilica of the Annunciation, surrounding the crypt, a site central to Christians as the place where the angel Gabriel announced to the Virgin Mary her upcoming miraculous pregnancy and subsequent birth of Jesus.
Israel: Christian Sites in the Holy Land
An interior view of the second story church in the Basilica of the Annunciation, built above the crypt, a site central to Christians as the place where the angel Gabriel announced to the Virgin Mary her upcoming miraculous pregnancy and subsequent birth of Jesus.
Israel: Christian Sites in the Holy Land
An interior view of the ground floor in the Basilica of the Annunciation, surrounding the crypt, a site central to Christians as the place where the angel Gabriel announced to the Virgin Mary her upcoming miraculous pregnancy and subsequent birth of Jesus.
Israel: Christian Sites in the Holy Land
Father EAMON KELLY, Vice Charge of the Pontifical Institute Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center, explains the unique significance of discoveries in archaeological excavations at the Magdala Center, in Migdal, on the shores of the Sea of Galilee. The Migdal Synagogue, dating from the Second Temple period (50 BCE-100 CE), had a main hall of 120 square meters with stone benches, mosaic floor and fresco covered walls. The Magdala stone discovered within is engraved with symbols of the Temple including a seven-branched menorah (candelabrum) set atop a pedestal with a triangular base, the likes of which have never before been seen.
Israel: Christian Sites in the Holy Land
The Migdal Synagogue, dating from the Second Temple period (50 BCE-100 CE), discovered in archaeological excavations at the Magdala Center, in Migdal, on the shores of the Sea of Galilee, had a main hall of 120 square meters with stone benches, mosaic floor and fresco covered walls.
Israel: Christian Sites in the Holy Land
The 'Duc In Altum' Spirituality Center, at the Magdala Center in Migdal, on the shores of the Sea of Galilee, is a place for liturgical prayer and inter-faith dialogue. Named for the Gospel story of Jesus preaching from the disciples fishing boat, its main hall has an alter in the form of a fishing boat and four side chapels adorned with artistic mosaics each consisting of over 250,000 stones.
Israel: Christian Sites in the Holy Land
Father EAMON KELLY, Vice Charge of the Pontifical Institute Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center, reads his midday prayers on an iPad while riding a bus.
Israel: Christian Sites in the Holy Land
An exterior view of the Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth. The site is central to Christians as the place where the angel Gabriel announced to the Virgin Mary her upcoming miraculous pregnancy and subsequent birth of Jesus.
Israel: Christian Sites in the Holy Land
An exterior view of the Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth. The site is central to Christians as the place where the angel Gabriel announced to the Virgin Mary her upcoming miraculous pregnancy and subsequent birth of Jesus.
Israel: Christian Sites in the Holy Land
An interior view of the second story church in the Basilica of the Annunciation, built above the crypt, a site central to Christians as the place where the angel Gabriel announced to the Virgin Mary her upcoming miraculous pregnancy and subsequent birth of Jesus.
Israel: Christian Sites in the Holy Land
An interior view of the ground floor in the Basilica of the Annunciation, surrounding the crypt, a site central to Christians as the place where the angel Gabriel announced to the Virgin Mary her upcoming miraculous pregnancy and subsequent birth of Jesus.
Israel: Christian Sites in the Holy Land
An interior view of the ground floor in the Basilica of the Annunciation, surrounding the crypt, a site central to Christians as the place where the angel Gabriel announced to the Virgin Mary her upcoming miraculous pregnancy and subsequent birth of Jesus.
Israel: Christian Sites in the Holy Land
An exterior view of the Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth. The site is central to Christians as the place where the angel Gabriel announced to the Virgin Mary her upcoming miraculous pregnancy and subsequent birth of Jesus.
Israel: Christian Sites in the Holy Land
Father EAMON KELLY, Vice Charge of the Pontifical Institute Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center, explains the unique significance of discoveries in archaeological excavations at the Magdala Center, in Migdal, on the shores of the Sea of Galilee. The Migdal Synagogue, dating from the Second Temple period (50 BCE-100 CE), had a main hall of 120 square meters with stone benches, mosaic floor and fresco covered walls. The Magdala stone discovered within is engraved with symbols of the Temple including a seven-branched menorah (candelabrum) set atop a pedestal with a triangular base, the likes of which have never before been seen.
Israel: Christian Sites in the Holy Land
Father EAMON KELLY, Vice Charge of the Pontifical Institute Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center, explains the unique significance of discoveries in archaeological excavations at the Magdala Center, in Migdal, on the shores of the Sea of Galilee. The Migdal Synagogue, dating from the Second Temple period (50 BCE-100 CE), had a main hall of 120 square meters with stone benches, mosaic floor and fresco covered walls. The Magdala stone discovered within is engraved with symbols of the Temple including a seven-branched menorah (candelabrum) set atop a pedestal with a triangular base, the likes of which have never before been seen.
Israel: Christian Sites in the Holy Land
The 'Duc In Altum' Spirituality Center, at the Magdala Center in Migdal, on the shores of the Sea of Galilee, is a place for liturgical prayer and inter-faith dialogue. Named for the Gospel story of Jesus preaching from the disciples fishing boat, its main hall has an alter in the form of a fishing boat and four side chapels adorned with artistic mosaics each consisting of over 250,000 stones.
Israel: Christian Sites in the Holy Land
Muslim banners warn Christians against believing in Jesus outside the Church of Annunciation in Nazareth. A five year dispute broke out between the two religions in 1997 when Muslims planned to build a mosque adjacent to the Basilica of the Annunciation, dwarfing it with a 325-foot-tall minaret.
Israel: Christian Sites in the Holy Land
An exterior view of the Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth. The site is central to Christians as the place where the angel Gabriel announced to the Virgin Mary her upcoming miraculous pregnancy and subsequent birth of Jesus.
Israel: Christian Sites in the Holy Land
Businesses in Nazareth's market capitalize on Jesus, selling associated products. The city is central to Christians as the place where the angel Gabriel announced to the Virgin Mary her upcoming miraculous pregnancy and subsequent birth of Jesus.
Israel: Christian Sites in the Holy Land
An interior view of the second story church in the Basilica of the Annunciation, built above the crypt, a site central to Christians as the place where the angel Gabriel announced to the Virgin Mary her upcoming miraculous pregnancy and subsequent birth of Jesus.
Israel: Christian Sites in the Holy Land
An interior view of the ground floor in the Basilica of the Annunciation, surrounding the crypt, a site central to Christians as the place where the angel Gabriel announced to the Virgin Mary her upcoming miraculous pregnancy and subsequent birth of Jesus.
Israel: Christian Sites in the Holy Land
An interior view of the ground floor in the Basilica of the Annunciation, surrounding the crypt, a site central to Christians as the place where the angel Gabriel announced to the Virgin Mary her upcoming miraculous pregnancy and subsequent birth of Jesus.
Israel: Christian Sites in the Holy Land
An exterior view of the Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth. The site is central to Christians as the place where the angel Gabriel announced to the Virgin Mary her upcoming miraculous pregnancy and subsequent birth of Jesus.
Israel: Christian Sites in the Holy Land
Father EAMON KELLY, Vice Charge of the Pontifical Institute Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center, explains the unique significance of discoveries in archaeological excavations at the Magdala Center, in Migdal, on the shores of the Sea of Galilee. The Migdal Synagogue, dating from the Second Temple period (50 BCE-100 CE), had a main hall of 120 square meters with stone benches, mosaic floor and fresco covered walls. The Magdala stone discovered within is engraved with symbols of the Temple including a seven-branched menorah (candelabrum) set atop a pedestal with a triangular base, the likes of which have never before been seen.
Israel: Christian Sites in the Holy Land
Father EAMON KELLY, Vice Charge of the Pontifical Institute Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center, explains the unique significance of discoveries in archaeological excavations at the Magdala Center, in Migdal, on the shores of the Sea of Galilee. The Migdal Synagogue, dating from the Second Temple period (50 BCE-100 CE), had a main hall of 120 square meters with stone benches, mosaic floor and fresco covered walls. The Magdala stone discovered within is engraved with symbols of the Temple including a seven-branched menorah (candelabrum) set atop a pedestal with a triangular base, the likes of which have never before been seen.
Israel: Christian Sites in the Holy Land
The 'Duc In Altum' Spirituality Center, at the Magdala Center in Migdal, on the shores of the Sea of Galilee, is a place for liturgical prayer and inter-faith dialogue. Named for the Gospel story of Jesus preaching from the disciples fishing boat, its main hall has an alter in the form of a fishing boat and four side chapels adorned with artistic mosaics each consisting of over 250,000 stones.
Israel: Christian Sites in the Holy Land
Muslim banners warn Christians against believing in Jesus outside the Church of Annunciation in Nazareth. A five year dispute broke out between the two religions in 1997 when Muslims planned to build a mosque adjacent to the Basilica of the Annunciation, dwarfing it with a 325-foot-tall minaret.
Israel: Christian Sites in the Holy Land
An exterior view of the Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth. The site is central to Christians as the place where the angel Gabriel announced to the Virgin Mary her upcoming miraculous pregnancy and subsequent birth of Jesus.
Israel: Christian Sites in the Holy Land
An interior view of the second story church in the Basilica of the Annunciation, built above the crypt, a site central to Christians as the place where the angel Gabriel announced to the Virgin Mary her upcoming miraculous pregnancy and subsequent birth of Jesus.
Israel: Christian Sites in the Holy Land
An interior view of the second story church in the Basilica of the Annunciation, built above the crypt, a site central to Christians as the place where the angel Gabriel announced to the Virgin Mary her upcoming miraculous pregnancy and subsequent birth of Jesus.
Israel: Christian Sites in the Holy Land
An interior view of the ground floor in the Basilica of the Annunciation, surrounding the crypt, a site central to Christians as the place where the angel Gabriel announced to the Virgin Mary her upcoming miraculous pregnancy and subsequent birth of Jesus.
Israel: Christian Sites in the Holy Land
An interior view of the ground floor in the Basilica of the Annunciation, surrounding the crypt, a site central to Christians as the place where the angel Gabriel announced to the Virgin Mary her upcoming miraculous pregnancy and subsequent birth of Jesus.
Israel: Christian Sites in the Holy Land
Father EAMON KELLY, Vice Charge of the Pontifical Institute Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center, explains the unique significance of discoveries in archaeological excavations at the Magdala Center, in Migdal, on the shores of the Sea of Galilee. The Migdal Synagogue, dating from the Second Temple period (50 BCE-100 CE), had a main hall of 120 square meters with stone benches, mosaic floor and fresco covered walls. The Magdala stone discovered within is engraved with symbols of the Temple including a seven-branched menorah (candelabrum) set atop a pedestal with a triangular base, the likes of which have never before been seen.
Israel: Christian Sites in the Holy Land
Father EAMON KELLY, Vice Charge of the Pontifical Institute Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center, explains the unique significance of discoveries in archaeological excavations at the Magdala Center, in Migdal, on the shores of the Sea of Galilee. The Migdal Synagogue, dating from the Second Temple period (50 BCE-100 CE), had a main hall of 120 square meters with stone benches, mosaic floor and fresco covered walls. The Magdala stone discovered within is engraved with symbols of the Temple including a seven-branched menorah (candelabrum) set atop a pedestal with a triangular base, the likes of which have never before been seen.
Israel: Christian Sites in the Holy Land
Father EAMON KELLY, Vice Charge of the Pontifical Institute Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center, explains the unique significance of discoveries in archaeological excavations at the Magdala Center, in Migdal, on the shores of the Sea of Galilee. The Migdal Synagogue, dating from the Second Temple period (50 BCE-100 CE), had a main hall of 120 square meters with stone benches, mosaic floor and fresco covered walls. The Magdala stone discovered within is engraved with symbols of the Temple including a seven-branched menorah (candelabrum) set atop a pedestal with a triangular base, the likes of which have never before been seen.
Israel: Christian Sites in the Holy Land
The 'Duc In Altum' Spirituality Center, at the Magdala Center in Migdal, on the shores of the Sea of Galilee, is a place for liturgical prayer and inter-faith dialogue. Named for the Gospel story of Jesus preaching from the disciples fishing boat, its main hall has an alter in the form of a fishing boat and four side chapels adorned with artistic mosaics each consisting of over 250,000 stones.