Cathedral of Our Lady of the Annunciation, Jerusalem

Cathedral of the Annunciation
Location Jerusalem
Country Israel/Palestine
Denomination Melkite Greek Catholic Church
History
Dedication Our Lady of the Annunciation

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 Our Lady of the Annunciation.

It serves as the headquarters of the Melkite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East (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 World Heritage of Unesco since 1981.

See also

Fresco of Christ inside the cathedral.

References

  1. ↑ Greek-Melkite Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Virgin, Jerusalem
  2. ↑ "The Catholic Church Of The Holy Land » Territorial Parishes Greek Melkite Catholic Patriarchate of Jerusalem". catholicchurch-holyland.com. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  3. ↑ 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. Retrieved 2016-05-19.

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