Natività, quasi pronto il restauro made in Italy

religion news service – Bethlehem shrine’s treasures being restored

ROME (RNS) It is revered by different Christian sects and draws more than a million visitors to the Holy Land every year, making it the biggest tourist attraction in the Palestinian territories. The Church of the Nativity, built by Roman Emperor Constantine in the fourth century, sits in Bethlehem above what’s believed to be the …

Natività, quasi pronto il restauro made in Italy

reinformation – La restauration de l’église de la Nativité à Bethléem révèle une mosaïque du temps des croisades

Menacée par des fuites d’eau dans sa toiture, la pourriture s’installant dans des poutres, et d’épaisses couches de cire recouvrant sa décoration intérieure, l’église de la Nativité à Bethléem avait besoin d’une sérieuse et profonde restauration. La société italienne qui a remporté l’appel d’offres pour un contrat portant sur plus de 14 millions d’euros estime …

Natività, quasi pronto il restauro made in Italy

the Philadelphia tribune – Church of Nativity restoration finds hidden treasures

ROME — The Italian company restoring one of Christianity’s holiest sites — the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem — says it’s more than halfway finished with the $14.7 million project, which has already uncovered a Crusades-era mosaic angel hidden under plaster. Piacenti SpA, a family-run conservation firm from the Tuscan town of Prato, won …

The Washington Post – Italian firm restoring Nativity Church: Like touching heaven

ROME — The Italian firm restoring one of Christianity’s holiest sites — the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem — says it’s more than halfway finished with the 14 million-euro project, which has already uncovered a Crusades-era mosaic angel hidden under plaster. Piacenti SpA, a family-run conservation firm from the Tuscan town of Prato, won …

Yahoo – Italian firm restoring Nativity Church: Like touching heaven

ROME (AP) — The Italian firm restoring one of Christianity’s holiest sites — the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem — says it’s more than halfway finished with the 14 million-euro project, which has already uncovered a Crusades-era mosaic angel hidden under plaster. Piacenti SpA, a family-run conservation firm from the Tuscan town of Prato, …

bloogger – I Piacenti, vestali dell’arte

È una ricetta pratese, tanto quanto i cantuccini o i sedani ripieni. Per la ricetta di oggi, che poi è quella di sempre, occorrono una famiglia ed una grande passione. Condite il tutto con lavoro e sacrificio. Mettete l’impasto in teglia. Potete scegliere di cuocerlo a Cavarzano, in via Curtatone oppure a Firenze, Russia, Cina, …

arkansas online – Church of Nativity restoration half done

ROME — The Italian firm restoring one of Christianity’s holiest sites — the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem — says it’s more than halfway finished with the $14.9 million project, which has already uncovered a Crusades-era mosaic angel hidden under plaster. Piacenti SpA, a family-run conservation firm from the Tuscan town of Prato, won …

The Catholic Register – Treasures at Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity is being restored

ROME – It is revered by different Christian sects and draws more than a million visitors to the Holy Land every year, making it the biggest tourist attraction in the Palestinian territories. The Church of the Nativity, built by Roman Emperor Constantine in the fourth century, sits in Bethlehem above what’s believed to be the …

il sole 24 ore – ITALY EUROPE 24 – Prato company takes lead restoring Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem

It’s a little known fact that an Italian company has been working abroad for the past three years on an extremely complex and meaningful project: the restoration of the Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem, one of the most spiritually important locations on the planet. The firm is Piacenti, of Prato. “At this point, we’ve …