Our Lady of the Ark of the Covenant Church

The Our Lady of the Ark of the Covenant Church[1][2] (Hebrew: כנסיית גבירתנו של ארון הברית, Founded in French: Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Arche-d'Alliance)[3] is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church[4] and is located on the northwestern edge of the town of Abu Ghosh[5] in the central Israel.

In 1141, near the area where the village of Abu Ghosh is located, the Knights Hospitaller founded another church, about 400 meters east of the Church of Our Lady of the Ark of the Covenant (see Abu Ghosh: Abbey of St Mary of the Resurrection).

In 1924, a church was built at the traditional site of the house of Abinadab, where the Ark of the Covenant rested for twenty years, until King David took it to Jerusalem.

The modern church can be recognized from afar due to the statue of Mary carrying the baby Jesus in her arms, which towers over the roof.

In 2018, since the dedication of the statue of the Lady of La Vang in the garden, the church has become the meeting place of Vietnamese pilgrims.

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