The St. John Baptist Church[1] (
Hebrew: כנסיית סן חואן באוטיסטה;
Arabic: كنيسة القديس يوحنا,
Latin: Ecclesia Sancti Ioannis Baptistae) sometimes simply called Church of St. John,[2] is a Catholic church located in the town of
Acre in northern
Israel.[3]
It should not be confused with the Franciscan ″Terra Sancta Church″ in the same city. It is very close to the coast, near the lighthouse.[4]
The present church was built by the Franciscans of the
Holy Land Custody in 1737,[4] at the site of a former church dedicated to St. Andrew.[citation needed] It works as a parish church for the Catholic community[4] of Latin or Roman rite.[citation needed] It was renovated in 1947.[citation needed]
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