The Last Day of Hon. Ogwaro’s visit in Israel (The City of Nazareth)
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By Lomayat
Dear all,
Greetings in the name of the Republic of South Sudan,
Here below are some pictures of Hon. Betty Achan Ogwaro, the National Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Cooperatives and Rural Development, Republic of South Sudan, in her last day of visit in Israel.
Hon. Ogwaro and the delegation visited the Basilica (Church) of the Annunciation in the city of Nazareth.
Basilica of Annunciation where the house of Virgin Mary was, and is where “The Word Became Flesh”
Hon. Betty Ogwaro is Praying inside the Byzantine Church
in the City of Nazareth
Basilica of the Annunciation
“And the Word became flesh”
Historians tell that Grotto and its surroundings, being the site of the Annunciation were turned into a worship place in the first and second Centaury.
Early source referred to the place as being the “The House of the Virgin Mary” what supports this claim are the numerous inscriptions on the walls, mentioning Mary which were left by pilgrims and visitors in early Christianity,
– In 427 AD, the first Byzantine church was built on the site.
– In the 12th Century, a Crusade church was built over the ruins of the Byzantine church.
– The current Basilica constructed in 1969, is built over the Grotto and the ruins of the four earlier churches.
Byzantine Mosaics
The most important Mosaic floors are found inside the Basilica in the area of the Holy Grotto. Those shown here come from the monastery on the south side of the Byzantine Church. They had values of “sealed levels” having preserved some of the oldest architectonical elements of the Church-Synagogue”
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