On 14 September, the friars of the Custody of the Holy Land, in the red vestments that recall the blood shed by Jesus, celebrated the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre. The Mass was presided over, as per tradition, by the Vicar of the Custody, fra Ibrahim Faltas, in the Latin chapel of Calvary. For the whole time of the celebration, a relic of the Cross was displayed on the altar, […]
Some pieces of the collection destined for the new historical section of the Terra Sancta Museum have returned to St Saviour's Convent in Jerusalem. They have returned from Italy after a long restoration period thanks to the support of the Rome Foundation and the patronage of the Italian Consulate in Jerusalem. Br STÉPHANE MILOVITCH, ofm Director of the Cultural Heritage Office of the Custody of the Holy Land "This work is the oldest on this table. It is a painting of […]
Bethlehem was the centre of the visit by the Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor, fra Massimo Fusarelli and the Vicar, fra Ignacio Ceja Jiménez, on the morning of 19 April. They were accompanied by the Custos of the Holy Land, fra Francesco Patton, the Vicar fra Ibrahim, the Visitor General fra Alojzy Warot, and the Assistant Visitor, fra Marcello Ghirlando, as well as the friars who are responsible for the various charitable works. The Children’s Home The […]
