Church of the Annunciation - Interior

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Interior Description

The west doorway of the Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth leads into the lower church. On the north side, to the left, is the wall of the Crusader church, articulated by semi-columns, with the wall of the modern church on top of it. Going east along the nave, we come to the octagon under the dome and can look down to the earlier levels. To the left is the Grotto of the Annunciation, with an altar bearing the inscription "Verbum hic caro factum est" ("Here the Word was made flesh": John 1,14). The copper canopy over the grotto was the work of a Belgian craftsman. The columns immediately in front of the grotto are ascribed to the third century Synagogue Church. In the center of the octagon is the modern altar. To the right can be seen

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