On Wednesday 8 September at the Basilica of St Anne, in Jerusalem, on the solemnity of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the traditional Eucharistic celebration was held which, as well as remembering the religious anniversary, also commemorates the closeness of France to the Custody of the Holy Land. Various French-speaking lay people and religious who took part in the Eucharist on this festive day at the Basilica owned by the French state which has entrusted it to the […]
Following in the centuries-old tradition of working on recovering and restoring the Christian artistic heritage in the Holy Land, the Custody continues to protect its artistic treasures through actions of relocating and enhancing archaeological finds of considerable interest to reconstruct and protect the history of these Holy Places. On Wednesday 19th October, at the first light of dawn, the very delicate transfer of a base of a column from the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre to the archaeological museum at […]
