History of the Latroun Monastery

The Trappists are Cistercian monks, belonging to the great monastic family of St. Benedict, of which it is a “reformed” branch.
The order had its origin in the twelfth century with the founding of Citeaux, the first monastery of our order established in Bourgogne, whose daughter houses and influence soon extended throughout Europe, thanks to the extraordinary spiritual gifts of St. Bernard (1090—1153). [ more...]

Tour of the Holy Land

Ein Karem, in Biblical times a village and nowadays a district of Jerusalem. In Ein Karem, the priest Zachariah and his wife Elizabeth had a summer residence. There St. Luke brought the pregnant Mary to see her cousin, Elizabeth. "And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste into a city of Judah, and entered into the house of Zachariah, and saluted Elizabeth (Luke 1:39-40). On the spot where the house was situated there is now The Church of the Visitation.[ more... ]

Nazareth

The town of Galilee where the Blessed Virgin dwelt when the Archangel announced to her the Incarnation of the Word, and where Christ lived until the age of thirty years, unknown, and obedient to Mary and Joseph. In the manuscripts of the New Testament, the name occurs in a great orthographical variety, such as Nazaret, Nazareth, Nazara, Nazarat, and the like. [ more... ]

Bethlehem Star Olive Wood Factory

Bethlehem Star Olive Wood Factory was established in 1971 under the supervision of experienced craftsmen. Professionality and quality have been the motto of the establishment its inception. Therefore it spared no effort or money into having the best equipments, best raw materials and best craftsmen. [more... ]
 

Way of the Cross

The remains of the Christian community crowed around the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, built on the site of Crucifixion, virtually closing it from the view. Now the procession could go through the Sorrowful Way in a confined variant, and within the city walls only. In the years of severe persecutions the Christians even established the chapels commemorating the Passions within the Sepulchre itself. [more... ]  

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