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The Chapel of the Milk Grotto of Our Lady also called Grotto of Our Lady or Milk Grotto, is a Catholic chapel in Bethlehem in the West Bank of the Palestinian Territories, erected in 1872. Since Byzantine times, the place has been a center of Christian pilgrimage, maintained since its last erection together with its …

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The Shepherds’ Field Chapel is a Roman Catholic religious building.[1] in the area of Beit Sahur, southeast of Bethlehem in the West Bank in Palestine. The chapel marks the place where, according to Catholic tradition, angels first announced the birth of Christ. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapel_of_the_Shepherd%27s_Field

The Church of Saint Catherine or Chapel of Saint Catherine is a religious building that is affiliated with the Catholic Church and is located adjacent to the northern part of the Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem in the West Bank in the Palestinian territories. It works as a parish church and Franciscan monastery. There …

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The Holy Lavra of Saint Sabbas, known in Syriac as Mar Saba is a Greek Orthodox monastery overlooking the Kidron Valley at a point halfway between Jerusalem and the Dead Sea, within the Bethlehem Governorate of the West Bank. The monks of Mar Saba and those of subsidiary houses are known as Sabaites. Mar Saba …

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The Church of the Nativity, or Basilica of the Nativity, is a basilica located in Bethlehem in the West Bank, Palestine. The grotto it contains holds a prominent religious significance to Christians of various denominations as the birthplace of Jesus. The grotto is the oldest site continuously used as a place of worship in Christianity, …

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Olive wood carving is an ancient tradition in the holy land that continues to the present day. It involves the skillful chiseling of olive wood and is most common in the Bethlehem region. The tradition of making handicrafts began in the 4th century CE under Byzantine rule in Bethlehem — which continues to be the …

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