Cathedral of Our Lady of the Annunciation, Jerusalem

For other churches of the same name, see Cathedral of the Annunciation (disambiguation).

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.

Cathedral of the Annunciation
Location	Jerusalem
Country	Palestine
Denomination	Melkite Greek Catholic Church
History
Dedication	Our Lady of the Annunciation
Administration
Diocese	Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchal Dependent Territory of Jerusalem

Fresco of Christ inside the cathedral.

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.

See also

• Catholic Church in the Palestinian territories
• Melkite Greek Catholic Church

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. . www.mliles.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2016-05-19.

External links

• Greek Melkite Catholic Patriarchate Guesthouse, Jerusalem

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