What makes a modest village like Nazareth a reference point for Christians? In Jesus’ time, Nazareth was but a group of houses wedged between the mountains of Galilee, in the north of Israel. By God’s will, this small village became one of the most important places for the fulfillment of salvation.In this town, lived a humble woman called Mary, betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of Davi
The Basilica of Our Lady of the Annunciation in Nazareth
Aleteia - published on 03/08/13
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