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St. Francis Church, Abu Dhabi
St. Francis Church () is a church on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The church is part of the Abrahamic Family House, an interfaith complex that includes a mosque, a synagogue, and a church, built with the aim of promoting interfaith dialogue. The church is named after St. Francis of Assisi and was inaugurated 16 February 2023. Although a Catholic church, it is open to all denominations. History The St. Francis Church was built as part of the Abrahamic Family House project which was announced in 2019 with aims to promote interfaith harmony and understanding among the followers of the Abrahamic religions. The church is Catholic but open to all denominations. It was officially inaugurated on 16 February 2023 by Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, and Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence. On 19 February 2023, a solemn thanksgiving prayer service was conducted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abrahamic Family House
The Abrahamic Family House () is an Interfaith dialogue, interfaith complex on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi which houses a mosque, a church, and synagogue. The undertaking was inspired by the Document on Human Fraternity signed by Pope Francis on behalf of the Catholic Church and Ahmed el-Tayeb, Ahmed El-Tayeb on behalf of the al-Azhar Mosque on 4 February 2019 in Abu Dhabi. The project is an initiative toward tolerance and coexistence among Abrahamic faiths. It houses the St. Francis Church, Abu Dhabi, St. Francis Church, Imam Al-Tayeb Mosque and Moses Ben Maimon Synagogue in separate structures. The project was supervised by the Higher Committee of Human Fraternity (HCHF). History Abrahamic Family House was announced by Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abdullah bin Zayed, Minister of Foreign Affairs, on 5 February 2019 at a meeting of the Higher Committee of Human Fraternity at the New York Public Library. It was officially inaugurated on 16 February 2023 by Lt. General Saif bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
