door of the Synagogue Church
Door at the Synagogue Church leading to a courtyard According to the Gospel of Luke, Nazareth was the home of Joseph and Mary and the site of the Annunciation, in the Gospel of Matthew, Joseph and Mary resettle in Nazareth after fleeing to Egypt from their home in Nazareth is also allegedly where Jesus grew up from some point in his childhood. The Muslim conquest of Palestine in 637 AD introduced Islam to the region. Over the next four centuries Islam was adopted by a significant portion of the population, though a significant Arab Christian minority remained. With outbreak of the First Crusade, an extended period of conflict began in which control shifted several times between the local Saracens and Europeans. In 1099 AD, the Crusader Tancred captured Galilee and established his capital in Nazareth. The ancient diocese of Scythopolis was also relocated under the Archbishop of Nazareth, one of the four archdioceses in the Kingdom of Jerusalem. The town returned to Muslim control in 1187 AD following the victory of Saladin in the Battle of Hattin. Nazareth is the capital and largest city in the North District of Israel. Known as "the Arab capital of Israel," the population is made up predominantly of Arab citizens of Israel.
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