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Holy Family Church, Gaza
Only Catholic parish in Gaza / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Holy Family Church (Arabic: كنيسة العائلة المقدسة) of Gaza City is the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip, State of Palestine.[1][2] The parish includes a school which provides a Christian education to children in Gaza, and it works closely with the nearby religious congregations of the Missionaries of Charity, Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matará,[3] and the Rosary Sisters.[4] The Missionaries of Charity care for the elderly and disabled,[5] and the Rosary Sisters operate a school.[6] The community is served by priests from the Institute of the Incarnate Word.
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Holy Family Church | |
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كنيسة العائلة المقدسة | |
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31°31′26.70060″N 34°27′7.17494″E | |
Location | Gaza City |
Country | Palestine |
Denomination | Catholic Church (Latin Church) |
Administration | |
Archdiocese | Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem |
Clergy | |
Archbishop | Pierbattista Pizzaballa |
Pastor(s) | Gabriel Romanelli IVE |
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