Altar of Latin Church, Nazareth--On the Site of the House Where Christ Lived
- Description
- 1 photograph
- b&w
- Creator
- Bain, Robert E. M. (Robert Edward Mather), 1858-1932
- Collection
- Lenkin Family Collection of Photography (University of Pennsylvania)
- Extent
- 25.4 x 17.8 cm ( 10 x 7 in).
- Notes
- An altar inside a church with a tapestry/mural of leaves and flowers.
- The photograph is in a book with a typed description. The description: "(Psalms, lxxii:8.)--'He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.' It seems as if the prophesies quoted from the above Psalm have been fulfilled when we remember that churches now stand in nearly all of the great cities of the world. The Latin church in Nazareth is called the Church of the Annunciation. The modern city of Nazareth consists of stone houses with flat roofs. The Church of the Annunciation is small, but it is decorated with pictures of great beauty and with finely wrought marble. It is said to stand on the site of the house of Mary. The church was begun in 1620 out of materials which remained from the ruins of former structures of a similar character. It was destroyed by an earthquake in 1837, but has been rebuilt. The name of Nazareth does not occur in the Old Testament nor in Josephus." See 5182BAI/LVi100CAJS (Voyager # 358901).
- The photograph was not catalogued by Lazard--it was catalogued at LKCAJS.
- Condition: Good
- Provenance
- Bertrand and Paola Lazard Holy Land Collection
- Rights
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
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