St. Anne's Church, Jerusalem

Also known as Church of Saint Anne, Basilica of Saint Anne, Kanisat Sitt Hanne

St. Anne's Church is one of the best-preserved Crusader churches in the entire Holy Land. Built in the 1140s near the Pools of Bethesda and the Lion's Gate, it is a masterpiece of austere Romanesque architecture with superb acoustics. Tradition holds it as the birthplace of the Virgin Mary. After Saladin captured Jerusalem in 1187 he converted the church into a madrasa — the inscription above the door still reads — and it fell into disrepair until the Ottoman sultan gave it to France in 1856. Today it belongs to the White Fathers and is open to visitors.

Coordinates: 31.7810°, 35.2354°

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