Synagogue Church (Nazareth)

For the general use, see Synagogue § Jewish-Christian synagogue-churches.

The Synagogue Church (Hebrew: כְּנֵסִיַּת בֵּית הַכְּנֶסֶת) is a small Christian church in the heart of Nazareth, Israel, known by this name due to a tradition claiming that it is the location where the village synagogue stood in Jesus' time. Above its doorway is an embedded sign in Arabic and English: "Synagogue". The tradition is doubted by archaeologists.

The structure is administered by the Melkite Greek Catholic Church.

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