The Church of St. Anne is a Roman Catholic church, located at the start of the Via Dolorosa, near the Lions' Gate and churches of the Flagellation and Condemnation, in the Muslim Quarter of the old city of Jerusalem. It
The Church of St. Anne is the best-preserved Crusader church in Jerusalem. It marks the traditional site of the home of Jesus’ maternal grandparents, Anne and Joachim, and the birthplace of the Virgin Mary.
A church built around A.D. 450 on the site of St Anne’s was dedicated to “Mary where she was born”. A Crusader church was built in A.D. 1100 over a crypt venerated as the birthplace of Mary and the home of her parents Joachim and Anne. After the defeat of the Crusaders, Saladin turned the church into a school of Islamic theology. In 1856, following the Crimean War, Sultan Abdul Majid gave the site to Napoleon III as a reward for his help during the war. The church was restored and given to the White Fathers.
Next to the church is the large excavation area of the Pools of Bethesda, where Christ healed a sick man (John 5:2-9).
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| Church of St. Anne |
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| Main Altar |
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| Beautiful Statue of St. Anne & Mary |
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| Entrance to Birthplace of Mary |
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| Birthplace of the Virgin Mary |
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Arabic inscription by Saladin in A.D. 1192 changing
the church into a Muslim theological school |
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