Title
Church built on the site where Virgin Mary was frightened upon seeing the inhabitants of Nazareth pursuing Jesus. According to the tradition transmitted by the author, the rock miraculously split in two, so that the Virgin could hide inside. According to the author the church was used by Nubian Christians.
Alternative Title
Al Timor della Nostra Donna.
Date
1600
Bibliographic Citation
BIANCO, Noe. Viaggio da Venetia al Santo Sepolcro, et al monte Sina. Col dissegno delle Città, Castelli, Ville, Chiese, Monasterij, Isole, Porti, & Fiumi, che fin là si ritrovano; ed vna breue regola di quanto si deve osservar nel detto viaggio, e ciò che si paga da luoco à luoco, sì di dacj, come d'altre cose, Lucca, Salvatore e Giandomenico Marescandoli, 1600.
Area/Place
Nazareth
Israel
Subject
Architecture and built environment
Religious practices
Collection
The Gennadius Library - The American School of Classical Studies at Athens