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When the relics of the Custody of the Holy Land manifest the philosophy of the Terra Sancta Museum
To venerate the relics of saints is to recognize the qualities of the latter, their testimony of faith in the name of Jesus, and their intense desire to imitate Him by imploring God through ...
Story of the first inventory of art objects of Franciscan convents in Cyprus
Eleonora Musicco, a volunteer of ATS pro Terra Sancta in the Cultural Heritage Department of the Custody of the Holy Land and art historian, gives us the story of the first inventory of works of art ...
The story of the reliquary used for the feast of the Invention of the Cross
This morning, the Holy Sepulcher celebrated the feast of the Invention of the Cross by St. Helena (from the Latin invenire: find). On this occasion, a reliquary in gold and precious stones of the ...
Funeral of Christ: Franciscan Treasures of Good Friday
Today churches around the world celebrate and commemorate the Passion and death of Jesus Christ. Each year, on the very site where the historical events took place, in the Holy Sepulcher, a ceremony ...
Go behind the scenes of the Terra Sancta Museum!
Passionate for the History of Art and the Holy Land, a team of volunteers of various nationalities worked for several months at the museum in order to inventory and to exhibit the exceptional ...
Fundraising: When United Kingdom supports the Terra Sancta Museum in Jerusalem
Pro Terra Sancta UK hosted its launch event April 4th to raise funds to complete the new Terra Sancta museum in the old city of Jerusalem. The museum aims to “Build a bridge of ...
