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The Politics Behind the Construction of the Modern Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth

Author(s) -

Masha Halevi

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

the catholic historical review

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.1

H-Index - 10

eISSN - 1534-0708

pISSN - 0008-8080

DOI - 10.1353/cat.0.0618

Subject(s) - politics , history , political science , law

The Church of the Annunciation is built on one of the most sacred places for the Catholic world. According to the New Testament, this is where the angel Gabriel announced to the Virgin Mary that she would bear the son of God (Luke 1:26–38). In 1969, an Italian architect, Giovanni Muzio, built the modern church on the site, and this monumental Christian symbol stimulates political struggles to the present day. This article analyzes the various tensions and decisions pertaining to the Church of the Annunciation, including attempts to thwart its construction and to limit its size, as well as the political interests that enabled the largest Franciscan church in the Middle East to be built.

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