Located for 160 years in one of the courtyards of Saint Saviour’s Monastery at Jerusalem’s New Gate, the Franciscan Printing Press moved to a new location during the course of May, 2007. The Printing Press will, however, continue to have an office at St; Saviour’s, accessible to anyone interested in its work. It has been established in the small courtyard near the main door on Saint Francis Street, but can also be accessed by entering through the New Gate.
The move was necessary because of the renovations being made in view of bringing together all the Custody’s administrative offices. (See Major Renovations II: The Custody’s Curia).
The Press itself is now settled under the wings of the Bethpage convent on the eastern slopes of the Mount of Olives.
Buildings already belonging to the Custody of the Holy Land were restored and adapted for the use of the fifteen Palestinian employees of the Press. New Christian life will be brought to the neighborhood, since the Printing Press is adjacent to Saint Francis Residence, construction on which is almost finished and which will soon house seventy Christian families. This entirely new residence was built by the Custody as part of its work on behalf of the Christians of the Holy Land, and more specifically, its “Homes and Rentals” project that seeks to consolidate the Christian presence around the Holy Places.
MAB
The move was necessary because of the renovations being made in view of bringing together all the Custody’s administrative offices. (See Major Renovations II: The Custody’s Curia).
The Press itself is now settled under the wings of the Bethpage convent on the eastern slopes of the Mount of Olives.
Buildings already belonging to the Custody of the Holy Land were restored and adapted for the use of the fifteen Palestinian employees of the Press. New Christian life will be brought to the neighborhood, since the Printing Press is adjacent to Saint Francis Residence, construction on which is almost finished and which will soon house seventy Christian families. This entirely new residence was built by the Custody as part of its work on behalf of the Christians of the Holy Land, and more specifically, its “Homes and Rentals” project that seeks to consolidate the Christian presence around the Holy Places.
MAB