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The centenary of the Basilica of Mount Tabor or the Transfiguration through the prism of art
In this year of 2024, the Custody of the Holy Land is delighted to celebrate with the local and Universal Church the centenary of the Basilica of the Transfiguration built on the slopes of Mount ...
The history of the parish of Jerusalem through the eyes of a young Arab friar
As part of his thesis for a Bachelor’s degree in Theology, Fra Noor Tamas, a young Iraqi Franciscan of the Custody of the Holy Land, studied the history of the Latin parish of Jerusalem. He ...
Volunteers at the Terra Sancta Museum: great joy but also great courage!
When you go into the corridors of the Custody of the Holy Land, the territory of the Franciscans, you are immediately plunged into the heart of Jerusalem: a real maze milling with life! The ...
When the saints, holy men and women, invite themselves to the museum
The liturgical year offers Christians the opportunity to relive the entire history of salvation and the life of Christ, over a year. A calendar of saints’ days also marks the feast dates of ...
From Syria to Jerusalem: The Roman Provinces in mosaic at the Terra Sancta Museum
At the Terra Sancta Museum – SBF Archaeological Museum it will be possible to admire three mosaics depicting the Roman Provinces of Africa, Mauretania and Germany, from the city of Zeugma ...
The Medici and Jerusalem
What link did the Medici family have with the Holy Land? And what prestigious gift did they give to the Holy Sepulcher? Franz Joseph Klos continues to explore the links between Tuscany and the Holy ...
