On Saturday, June 24, the Church celebrated the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, at Ain Karem, the place where the prophet was born. The Custos of the Holy Land, Father Francesco Patton, presided over a mass on the occasion of this feast. In the Church of St. John the Baptist which houses the crypt that [...]
Among the archaeological finds of great artistic value that the Franciscans keep among their collections, as a result of excavations and acquisitions, the Terra Sancta Museum retains some precious busts, mosaics and tiles from the area of Syria, in particular from the cities of Palmyra and Zeugma. For the occasion of the “Faces from Palmyra in [...]
Last week we visited the places that marked the first part of the life of John the Baptist. Today we will go to the desert of Judea to visit the places where he lived his mission of preparing the way of the Lord! We are in the desert of Judea ... where John lived a good [...]
The Icon School, founded by Ian Knowles, offers courses in the ancient art of the icons: a way to go back to one's roots and create "open doors to heaven”. Paintbrushes, colors and ancient techniques: Bethlehem teaches the art of the icon. In the Icon School founded in 2011 by Ian Knowles, an English professor and [...]