The mother of all vigils, namely that of the resurrection of the Lord was celebrated on the morning of Saturday 8th April in the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. The Holy Sepulchre itself, the heart of Christianity, is historic and archaeological evidence of the Paschal Mystery, i.e. the death and resurrection of Jesus. It was here, from the place where one dawn 2,000 years ago that tomb remained empty, that the announcement of the great Hallelujah was given, […]
The Studium Biblicum Franciscanum is a scientific institution for research and academic teaching of Sacred Scripture and archaeology of biblical countries. It was conceived by the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land in 1901 and has been operating continuously since 1924. But even the now centuries-old institution based at the Convent of the Flagellation had to introduce adaptations never imagined before. Br CLAUDIO BOTTINI, ofm Studium Biblicum Franciscanum - Jerusalem "I have been living here for more […]
At the end of the Christmas period, there is still time to celebrate a birthday: the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum (SBF), the school of Holy Scripture and biblical archaeology of the Custody of the Holy Land, is one hundred years old. Some lecturers and students from the Studium Biblicum and some Franciscan friars from the convent of the Flagellation, where the Studium is based, celebrated this birthday with a moment of remembrance and prayer on the evening on 7 January, the same […]
