Dec. 12, 1954 - Laying the Foundation Stone for new” Church of Annunciation for Nazareth”......

Dec. 12, 1954 - Laying the Foundation Stone for new” Church of Annunciation for Nazareth”... The Latin Patriarch Monsignor Alberto Gori recently visited Israel from the Old City of Jerusalem - for the purpose of laying the Foundation Stone of the Fourth Church of the Annunciation at Nazareth - also to mark the end of the” Marian Year”. The new church will be the largest in the Middle East measuring about 260 ft by 260 ft and about 210 ft in height. The church was designed by the Vatican Architect Signor Barluzzi - will take about three years to complete and will cost about Four Million Dollars - will be built in local stone - with Italian marble for the interior. Keystone Photo Shows: Dr. P. Colbi, representative of the Ministry of Religion of the State of Israel reads the greetings of the Government of Israel. To right (With Mithra) the Latin Patriarch Mrs. A. Gori, the third from left Msgr. Antonio Vergani, Patriarch Vicar of Galileo