Catholic Church of Ma'alul

The Catholic Church of Ma'alul[1] (Hebrew: הכנסייה הקתולית) is a Catholic church in the village of Ma'alul in northern Israel.

Catholic Church of Ma'alul
הכנסייה הקתולית
LocationMa'alul
Country Israel
DenominationRoman Catholic Church

History

The church was restored in 2011 and together with a Greek Orthodox Church[2] and a mosque part of what remains of the ancient Arab village of Ma'alul, just a few kilometers west of Nazareth and which was formed mainly by Christian Palestinians until 1948 when it was destroyed during the 1947–1949 Palestine war.

The church is managed by descendants of the original inhabitants.[3]

See also
The Church in the late 1930s

References
  1. Kadman, Noga (2015-09-07). Erased from Space and Consciousness: Israel and the Depopulated Palestinian Villages of 1948. Indiana University Press. ISBN 9780253016829.
  2. "Ancient Nahalal and Khirbet Ma'alul". www.biblewalks.com. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  3. "Responding to Jezreel: Settlers in Israel's 1st communal farming village a cornerstone of Zionism". The Jerusalem Post JPost.com. Retrieved 2016-12-08.

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