The angel that looks over the ‘birthplace of Jesus’: Incredible mosaic discovered under plaster walls in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem The intact mosaic angel stands eight feet tall in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem Church was built in the place where Jesus is believed to have been born Along with …
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By Anne-Marie O’Connor. BETHLEHEM, WEST BANKSilvia Starinieri, a young restoration technician, was slowly passing a thermographic camera over the smooth plaster walls of the Church of the Nativity, the traditional birthplace of Jesus Christ, when she spotted an intriguing shape. As she and her colleagues began painstakingly scraping away the plaster, a radiant face emerged, …
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French Prime Minister Manuel Valls visited the Church of Nativity on Monday, after he reaffirmed France’s intention to hold a June 3 international peace conference to revive peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians. Valls arrived at the West Bank city of Bethlehem where he toured the church, currently under renovation and the place believed by …
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Alba Villén. Belén, 20 abr (EFE).- Un equipo de 160 personas trabaja en la restauración de la Iglesia de la Natividad, cuna del cristianismo, para devolver la belleza a una obra cultural y religiosa que ha crecido absorbiendo la herencia de las distintas civilizaciones. Sesenta y tres organizaciones se esmeran desde septiembre de 2013 en …
A long-hidden angel mosaic made from rocks, shells and gold was uncovered during renovations at the Nativity Church. BETHLEHEM, Occupied Territories – For at least several centuries, the walls of the Nativity Church, where Jesus Christ is said to have been born, have hidden a secret angel behind layers of plaster. The angel, made from …
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Spearheaded by the Palestinian Authority and supported by the Catholic, Greek Orthodox and Armenian Churches, the work has restored mosaics, roof, and trusses. For a Christian leader, renovations are “very interesting”, something “beyond our expectations,” but “new funding” is needed to complete them. Bethlehem (AsiaNews) – Sobhy Makhoul, chancellor of the Maronite Patriarchate in Jerusalem …
A mysterious religious artifact has surfaced during renovations at Bethlehem’s famous Church of the Nativity, officials say. According to the Times of Israel, the artifact is made of brass, silver, shells and stones. It was covered in plaster and found near a window in the church that reportedly was built by Emperor Constantine and his …
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Restoration work in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem has brought to light an icon of great religious and historical value, officials say. Ziad al-Bandak, a Palestinian presidential adviser for Christian Affairs, told Ma’an news agency that the centuries-old icon is made of brass, silver, shells and stones. He added the religious artifact was …
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JERUSALEM, Israel – Experts working on the restoration of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem found an “iconic painting” that one Palestinian Authority official says is of “great religious and historical value.” Ziad al-Bandak, chairman of the committee overseeing the renovation, told the P.A.’s semi-official Ma’an news agency, the icon, made of brass, silver, …
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Neglected for over 200 years, Church of the Nativity is in the midst of a large-scale renovation. Workers renovating Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity have uncovered a centuries-old icon “of great religious and historical value,” Ziad al-Bandak, a Palestinian presidential adviser for Christian Affairs, said Saturday. Al-Bandak told the Ma’an news agency that the icon …
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