Holy places

The most beautiful images of the holy sites accompanied by historical-archaeological explanations and quotes from Sacred Scripture... to help you experience the Fifth Gospel - the Holy Land. Also visit the most important santuaries of the Holy Land, through the new websites of the Custody of the Holy Land: Capernaum, Bethlehem, Nazareth, Gethsemane, Holy Sepulchre.

Solemnity of the Annunciation in Nazareth

10 April 2018

Because the fest of the Annunciation coincided with Palm Sunday this year, its celebration was postponed until Monday, April 9th.

In Nazareth we are able to share something of the daily life of a typical yet unique Jewish family. We can see a traditional “Spring of Mary”, where she might have gone to fetch water; the ruins of what is thought to be the home of her parents; the house wHere humanity was transformed, and the cave in which the Angel Gabriel announced that Mary would be the Mother of the Savior. Friar BRUNO VARRIANO, ofm Guardian of the Basilica of the Annunciation “It is a great joy for us to be able to celebrate the Annunciation here in Nazareth, where Mary recceived the message of an angel [...]