Cathedral of Our Lady of the Annunciation, Jerusalem explained

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

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.

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

External links

• Greek Melkite Catholic Patriarchate Guesthouse, Jerusalem

Notes and References

1. http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/asia/5323.htm Greek-Melkite Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Virgin, Jerusalem
2. Web site: The Catholic Church Of The Holy Land » Territorial Parishes Greek Melkite Catholic Patriarchate of Jerusalem. catholicchurch-holyland.com. 2016-05-19.
3. Web site: Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information Center Melkite Greek Catholic Church in Holy Land – (Patriarchal See of Jerusalem / Al Quds / The Holy One, Holy Land). Liles. Martha. www.mliles.com. en. 2016-05-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20160425085054/http://www.mliles.com/melkite/indexmelkiteotherholylandpatriarch.shtml. 2016-04-25. dead.