Celebrations for the 800th anniversary of the Franciscans’ presence [in the Holy Land] have reached the United States. The Custos of the Holy Land, Fr. Francesco Patton, visited the Franciscan Monastery in Washington, D.C., from November 7 to 12, and this was an opportunity to celebrate the important anniversary of the eighth centenary and to meet [...]
It is the first museum dedicated to the Samaritans. It stands on Mount Gerizim, which is considered to be the sacred place where the temple stood: a place that reveals history and traditions of the ancient biblical people. The oldest people in the world came directly from Adam to the 163th generation. To date, they have [...]
“ A young, wife, mother [and] widow consecrated to the Lord when she was just 24 years old”: With these words, the Custos of the Holy Land, Fr. Francesco Patton, described the figure of St. Elizabeth of Hungary during the small celebration held in Jerusalem on November 17. In the chapel of the house Maria Bmabina, [...]
800 years have gone by since the friars arrived in the Middle East, and many things have changed since the beginning of this adventure. However, the commitment and dedication with which, for 800 years, the friars have guarded the holy places and have worked to serve the local people have not changed. For this reason, in [...]