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   This page displays the mosaics in the  Basilica of Annunciation.  They are located on the external wall of the Basilica in Nazareth.

 

   What is interesting in this Annunciation display is that each mosaic bears the characteristics of the contributing nation. For example, the Chinese Mary seems like a Chinese lady, while baby Jesus from Columbia looks South American. It is interesting to see how each nation visualized the annunciation in their own local eyes.

 

 Visitors to the church always look for their own local mosaic and send back home a photo of them standing before the art work.

 

Contents:

 

   In this page we show a sample of these mosaics. More national mosaics are located along the south and west walls in the court yard.

 

Philippines Ecuador Italy Czechoslovakia Slovak Colombia Ukraine China Korea Greece Lithuania Spain Thailand

 

The Mosaics

 

Philippines:

 

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Ecuador:

 

 

Italy:

 

 

Czechoslovakia (before the split to Czech-Republic and Slovakia):

 

 

Slovak:

 

 

Colombia:

 

 

Ukraine:

 

 

China:

 

 

Korea:

 

 

Greece:

 

 

Lithuania:

 

 

Spain:

 

 

Thailand:

 

 

 

The Basilica

 

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