Cathedral of Our Lady of the Annunciation, Jerusalem
Church in Jerusalem
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Location | Jerusalem |
Country | Israel/Palestine |
Denomination | Melkite Greek Catholic Church |
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Dedication | Our Lady of the Annunciation |
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Diocese | Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchal Dependent Territory of Jerusalem |
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The Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Virgin , [1] also called Greek Catholic Melkite Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Virgin or simply Church of Our Lady of the Annunciation , [2] is a Melkite Greek Catholic cathedral located in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem . [3] It is dedicated to the Annunciation .
It serves as the headquarters of the Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchal Dependent Territory of Jerusalem ( Archieparchia Hierosolymitana Melchitarum ), whose patriarch since 1772 is responsible for the Jerusalem Melkites by the encyclical Orientalium dignitas of Pope Leo XIII .
As part of the Old City of Jerusalem, it is categorised as a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1981.
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References
- ↑ Greek-Melkite Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Virgin, Jerusalem
- ↑ "The Catholic Church Of The Holy Land » Territorial Parishes Greek Melkite Catholic Patriarchate of Jerusalem" . catholicchurch-holyland.com . Retrieved 2016-05-19 .
- ↑ Liles, Martha. "Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information Center Melkite Greek Catholic Church in Holy Land – (Patriarchal See of Jerusalem / Al Quds / The Holy One, Holy Land)" . www.mliles.com . Archived from the original on 2016-04-25 . Retrieved 2016-05-19 .
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