see virtually all the places in which Jesus lived and worked" (p. 280). Architect The church was designed by the architect Antonio Barluzzi, under commission from the Italian Mission Society with funding from Benito Mussolini. Religious affiliation The Church of the Beatitudes is maintained and overseen by the National Association for Assistance to Italian Missionaries (Associazione Nazionale per Soccorrere i Missionari Italiani, ANSMI). The Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (FMCIM), known as the Sisters of Egypt, take care of the church and offer hospitality. Churches with the same name A United Church of Christ church in Phoenix, Arizona, USA An old Catholic church in Trainer, Pennsylvania, USA An American Baptist church in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA A Catholic church just southeast of Pretoria, South Africa Gallery References External links Photos of the Church of the Beatitudes at the Manar al-Athar photo archive Roman Catholic churches in Israel Roman Catholic churches completed in 1938 Catholic pilgrimage sites 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Israel Sermon on the Mount Sea of Galilee