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Church of Saint Anne, Jerusalem
In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “roman catholic church”. Today it says “french catholic church and part of the french national domain in the holy land located in the muslim quarter of”.
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Anna , Arabic : كنيسة القديسة حنة , Hebrew : כנסיית סנטה אנה ) is a French Roman Catholic church and part of the French national domain in the Holy Land located in the Muslim Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem , near the start of the Via Dolorosa , next to the Lions' Gate . The site is also known as al-Madrasa as-Salahiyya ( Saladin 's madrasa ). "Le Consul Général de France à Jérusalem; aspects historiques, juridiques et politiques de ses fonctions" .
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “roman catholic church”. Today it says “french catholic church and part of the french national domain in the holy land located in the muslim quarter of”. Read the current article and compare.
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roman catholic church
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french catholic church and part of the french national domain in the holy land located in the muslim quarter of
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