Basilique de l'Annonciation, Basilica of the Annunciation

The Church of the Annunciation (Hebrew: כנסיית הבשורה‎, Arabic: كنيسة البشارة‎) or Basilica of the Annunciation, church in Nazareth. It is believed to be the location where Mary, the mother of Jesus, as a virgin, was visited by the Archangel Gabriel and told that she had been selected to be the mother of Jesus.