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 of Christianity’s holiest sites. The project, partially funded by the Palestinians and conducted by a team of Palestinian and international experts, is the biggest restoration at …
According to Christian tradition, the 1,600-year-old Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem is located on the birthplace of Jesus, and is therefore one of the holiest sites in the world. Now, after two years of renovation work, the church has had a face-lift. The renovation efforts were headed up by Palestinian and international experts, with …
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BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) โ 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 of Christianity’s holiest sites. The project, partially funded by the Palestinians and conducted by a team of Palestinian and international experts, …
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(Vatican Radio) Every year thousands of pilgrims flock to the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem in the Holy Land to visit the place where Jesus was born. Now they will be able to see the fruits of a two year restoration project at the Holy site as Lydia OโKane reports. Itโs taken two years, …
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In Bethlehem, at the Basilica of the Nativity, the roofs and the aisle are being restored. It is time now to restore the mosaics, which are looking magnificent. In Bethlehem, the restoration of the Church of the Nativity continues. Repairs started from the roof. At this moment they are repairing the aisle of the basilica, …
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Bethlehem โ for more than two years, one of the worldโs holiest churches has been undergoing restoration work. In this report, we would like to give a historical background about the wooden door and the mosaic covering the walls of the nave. The wooden doors From the humility door, heads of believers and visitors bow …
Everybody knows that Jesus was born in a simple manger. But even the manger, and what itโs around it (a church built by Emperor Giustiniano in 531 AC on the hills of Bethlehem, in Palestine) was in desperate need of care. Centuries of earthquakes, water leaking from the roof, soot, thousand of candlesโ smoke, mold …
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By Cinzia Dal Maso Restoration work on the Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem is being led by an Italian archaeologist, Alessandro Fichera. The work, which started a year ago, was entrusted to the firm Piacenti from Prato, which won an international tender in 2013. This is the first restoration performed on the Basilica since …
BETHLEHEM, West Bank โ When Pope Francis arrives here Sunday on his first trip to the Holy Land as pontiff, he will enter the Church of the Nativity for private contemplation at the grotto believed to mark the birthplace of Jesus Christ. He may also notice that the church is falling apart. The 1,700-year-old basilica …
The work may take from four to five years. The total cost of the renovation is estimated at $20 million. The committee on the renovation of the church is headed by Ziyad al-Bandak, an adviser to Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on Christiansโ affairs, the press service for the Jerusalem department of the Imperial Orthodox Palestine …
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