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''Disambiguation: This article refers to the basilica in Nazareth, for information on the '''Church of the Annunciation'' associated with the Blagoveschenskaya Tower in Russia, see [[Kremlin towers]].'' |
''Disambiguation: This article refers to the basilica in Nazareth, for information on the '''Church of the Annunciation'' associated with the Blagoveschenskaya Tower in Russia, see [[Kremlin towers]].'' |
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The '''Church of the Annunciation''' is a [[Church (building)|church]] in [[Nazareth]], modern-day northern [[Israel]], that was established in the place where, according to the [[Christian traditions|Christian tradition]], stood the house of [[Mary, the mother of Jesus|Mary]], the mother of [[Jesus]], and where the archangel [[Gabriel]] told Mary the [[Annunciation]]. |
The '''Church of the Annunciation''' is a [[Church (building)|church]] in [[Nazareth]], modern-day northern [[Israel]], that was established in the place where, according to the [[Christian traditions|Christian tradition]], stood the house of [[Mary, the mother of Jesus|Mary]], the mother of [[Jesus]], and where the archangel [[Gabriel]] told Mary the [[Annunciation]]. |
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Disambiguation: This article refers to the basilica in Nazareth, for information on the 'Church of the Annunciation associated with the Blagoveschenskaya Tower in Russia, see Kremlin towers.
The Church of the Annunciation is a church in Nazareth, modern-day northern Israel, that was established in the place where, according to the Christian tradition, stood the house of Mary, the mother of Jesus, and where the archangel Gabriel told Mary the Annunciation.
Under Roman Catholic canon law, it enjoys the status of a basilica, albeit a minor basilica.
It is a historically significant site and may even be considered sacred within some circles of Christianity, especially Catholocism. The basilica attracts many Catholic, Anglican, and Eastern Orthodox Christian visitors every year.
March 2006 incident
On March 3 2006, Khayim Eliyau Khabibi, his Christian wife Violet and their 20 year old daughter visited the church and threw detonators in its center. In the beginning, it had been suspected that it was an attempted terrorist attack, but apparently the act was done due to personal distress and possibly mental illness, with origins in the removal of the couple's children from their house after they were found unqualified to be parents.
The event provoked a riot in the city of Nazareth in which eventually some 30 people were wounded, half of them police and half of them citizens, and only after a number of hours were the three released by a very large force of police after an attempt to harm the man as a response to what he did.
Occurring only a few days after the Al Askari Mosque bombing, drawing many comparisons within the media. The incident was reported globally especially due to the notion that the attack occurred in a place which is "sacred" to Christianity. Media speculation concerned interfaith relations between Jews, Muslims, and Christians and the damage that this incident may have caused these relations. Representatives from the Roman Catholic Church made attempts to quell interfaith disturbances.
The Khabibi family have a background in harassing churches in order to attract public attention to their problems with the Welfare Ministry.