Bradenton Herald – 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 the …

bta – Italy Church of Nativity

Giammarco Piacenti speaks at the Foreign Press Club about the restoration of the Bethlehem Nativity church during a press conference in Rome, Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. After two years of painstaking work, experts have completed the initial phase of a delicate restoration project at the Church of the Nativity, giving a much-needed face-lift to one …

buffalo river review – Italian Firm Restoring Nativity Church: Like Touching Heaven

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 the contract …

The Michita Eagle – 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 the …

cambiodigital – Recuperan mosaicos de la Basílica de la Natividad de Belén

Roma.- Un trabajo de restauración lento y meticuloso ha permitido sacar a la luz los tesoros perdidos de la Basílica de la Natividad de la ciudad palestina de Belén, donde según la tradición cristiana nació Jesús de Nazareth. Las obras fueron adjudicadas en un concurso internacional a la empresa italiana Piacenti Spa, cuyo titular, Giammarco …

Catholic Canada – Restoring Church of the Nativity is like ‘touching heaven’, say workers

The Italian firm restoring one of Christianity’s holiest sites — the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem — says it’s more than half-way finished with the €14 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 contract to …

Lexington Herald Leader – 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 the …

Catholic Herald – Restoring Church of the Nativity is like ‘touching heaven’, say workers

The restoration project at the the site traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus has already uncovered a Crusades-era mosaic The Italian firm restoring one of Christianity’s holiest sites — the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem — says it’s more than half-way finished with the €14 million-project, which has already uncovered a Crusades-era …

kpvi – 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, …

KSL – 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, …