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Selected Works from the collections of the Terra Sancta Museum
A first English-language catalog to present the best of the collections of the Franciscans of the Holy Land and continue to build the Terra Sancta Museum.
Witnesses of faith re-emerge from the past in the future shop of the Terra Sancta Museum
The walls of the future shop of the Terra Sancta Museum have preserved for centuries the names of travelers who passed through the convent of St. Saviour. They will remain forever as a memory of their pilgrimages.
What profession would you have chosen? Working and choosing a profession in the first century of our era
The Gospels and biblical archaeology as a source for rediscovering the most common jobs in the time of Jesus.
The Museum of the Holy Sepulchre, hope for the Christians in the Holy Land
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From the Middle Ages to contemporaneity: the representation of the encounter between san Francis and the sultan in art
During the celebrations for the anniversary of the 800 years since the encounter between san Francis and the sultan al-Malik, the book by Rosa Giorgi “Francis and the Sultan in art”, recently ...
The project to catalogue the collections of the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum
The project to catalog the collections of the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum
The Terra Sancta Museum: a matter of reflection and understanding
The fifth international scientific committee in preparation of the Terra Sancta Museum has been concluded. Many themes have been addressed in these days of work, from mediation to the study of the collections.
Brief history of the ancient pharmacy of Saint Saviour in Jerusalem
Place of research, meeting and care.
Working “to make history alive, tangible and understandable.” The fifth meeting of the Scientific Committee of the Terra Sancta Museum is fast approaching
The fifth meeting of the Scientific Committee of the Terra Sancta Museum is fast approaching.
Behind the scenes of the management of an immense heritage: the digital database for the cultural heritage of the Custody of the Holy Land
When we enter a museum to admire its collections, we are often unaware of the hard work behind the objects we see on display. However, behind each label, there is a history of study, discoveries and, ...
Art at the service of the liturgy: interview with Brother Jorge Barba, artist of the Custody of the Holy Land
Art and liturgy have been closely intertwined since the early years of the Church's birth. Even if, at certain moments, art history turns to “profane” subjects such as gender, landscape or ...
The registers of conduits: “A gold mine for tracing the history of the museum’s collections!”
Preserved in the archives of the Custody of the Holy Land since the 17th century, the registers of conduits are now being transcribed. True historical treasures, they allow curators to immerse themselves in the history of the Franciscans and of the museum’s collections.
