1wnc – Italian Firm Restoring Nativity Church: Love Touching Heaven

Piacenti SpA, a family-run conservation firm from the Tuscan town of Prato, won the contract to restore the biblical space of Jesus’ birth and began work in two thousand-thirteenth alongside Palestinian workers. The Italian firm restoring one of Christianity’south holiest sites — the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem — says it’south more than halfway …

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Daily Mail – Hidden angel mosaic at Bethlehem shrine sees the light

It was hidden for decades at the church on the site where Jesus Christ is believed to have been born until conservationists uncovered it — an ancient mosaic of an angel. Since 2013, Italian restorationists have been working with the Palestinian government in a mammoth effort to restore the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem …

Asian Mirror – Restoration Workers Find Hidden Angel Mosaic In Bethlehem Church Of The Nativity

Restoration workers at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, traditionally considered the birthplace of Jesus, have uncovered a mosaic of an angel which was previously hidden under plaster, according to the Italian news agency ANSA. It was the seventh mosaic uncovered during the current renovations, using a thermography technique that scans solid surfaces for …

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Catholic Herald – Italians restore 900 year old mosaics at Bethlehem church

Restorers, after clearing away centuries of dirt, discovered the Church of the Nativity had a seventh mosaic An Italian team has completed restoration of Crusader-era mosaics in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. The mosaics will only be unveiled publicly after work on lighting, electricity and a fire alarm system. The work involved removing …

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The Catholic Review – Italians finish restoring mosaics in Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity

By Judith Sudilovsky. BETHLEHEM, West Bank – An Italian team has completed restoration of Crusader-era mosaics in the Church of the Nativity, but the mosaics will only be unveiled publicly after work on lighting, electricity and the fire alarm system is also finished. The work involved removing the layers of centuries-worth of soot and dirt …

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The Compass – Italians finish restoring mosaics in Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — An Italian team has completed restoration of Crusader-era mosaics in the Church of the Nativity, but the mosaics will only be unveiled publicly after work on lighting, electricity and the fire alarm system is also finished. The work involved removing the layers of centuries-worth of soot and dirt — a result …

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Catholic News Service – Italians finish restoring mosaics in Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (CNS) — An Italian team has completed restoration of Crusader-era mosaics in the Church of the Nativity, but the mosaics will only be unveiled publicly after work on lighting, electricity and the fire alarm system is also finished. The work involved removing the layers of centuries-worth of soot and dirt — a …

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Archeparchy of Pittsburgh – Italians finish restoring mosaics in Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity

By Judith Sudilovsky BETHLEHEM, West Bank (CNS) — An Italian team has completed restoration of Crusader-era mosaics in the Church of the Nativity, but the mosaics will only be unveiled publicly after work on lighting, electricity and the fire alarm system is also finished. The work involved removing the layers of centuries-worth of soot and …