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In spite of Covid-19, reflection and work continues at the Terra Sancta Museum
Exceptional health situation, exceptional scientific committee. On Tuesday 29 and Wednesday 30 September 2020, the 6th working session of the Terra Sancta Museum's Scientific Committee was held in ...
Inauguration in Paris of the exhibition “The guardians of Christ’s tomb”
Every year, more than ten million tourists visit the Basilica of the Sacré Coeur in Paris, the second most visited place in France after the Cathedral of Notre Dame. As the Sacré Coeur closes the ...
The Treasure of Bethlehem
The so-called “Treasure of Bethlehem” is one of the most interesting groups of objects of the Terra Sancta Museum. Liturgical findings were discovered accidentally during restoration works that ...
From Voghera to the Holy Land: Antonio Minghetti, Sculptor of Christianity
In the Holy Land, many countries have contributed to the planning and construction of Christian buildings. One can just think of the Basilica of Gethsemani, also known as the Church of All Nations, ...
Cultural heritage, education and local community : A new project is launched
The Terra Sancta Museum has officially launched a new project called "Terra Sancta Museum (TSM): A Community Living Museum for Palestinian Youth" (ENI/2019/407-798). Funded by the European Union, the ...
Mosaic: evidence of eras, religions and cultures in the Holy Land
Introduction The mosaic constitutes, thanks to its great antiquity, a unique piece heritage in mediterranean art and culture. In particular, the cradle of most antique civilization and crossroads ...
The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem and the Holy Land
The Terra Sancta Museum will have a hall dedicated to the history of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre. The origins of the Order go back to the end of the 11th century when, according to ...
The Pharmacy of St. Saviour in Jerusalem
A singular patrimony of knowledge in the Middle East A rich collection of jugs, saplings, apothecary vases and jars, pharmacopoeia, recipes and carefully preserved medical records make up the ...
Medicine in the Holy Land: Symbol of International and Interreligious Charity
Jerusalem, 1785 In 1785 an epidemic of the plague swept the Holy Land. Years later, in 1898, Paolo Gaidano immortalized in a painting, the piety of the Franciscan friars who, without regard for ...
Χαίρε, Μαρία. Ave Maria. The origins of the Marian cult
The name of the city of Nazareth - which is cited neither in the works of Giuseppe Flavio, nor in Talmud - appeared for the first time in the Gospels. According to saint Luke, the episode of the ...
Design of the sacred: the new catalogue of liturgical vestments and fabrics
The new catalogue of the Terra Sancta Museum dedicated to sacred vestments, edited by Maria Pia Pettinau Vescina with the contribution of Danièle Véron-Denise, a well-known expert in liturgical and ...
From the Ecole des chartes to Jerusalem to study a 15th century manuscript
Interview with Geneviève Alday, student and archivist and paleographer in Paris, came to Jerusalem to make studies on a manuscript from the Archives of the Custody of the Holy Land. The ...
