THE PATRIARCHATE OF JERUSALEM PARTICIPATES IN THE TWO-DAY CONFERENCE OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF GREECE
A two-day conference was held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece, from 28th February to 1st March 2019, with the topic: “Religious –Ecclesiastical diplomacy in the 21st century” / “Depicting Political Principles and suggestions for a Strategic course…
THE ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY AND CHURCHES OF BEIT JALA
By Heba Hrimat This city of Beit Jala, where olive oil is equally expensive to gold, and the origin of its name is as old as history, meaning ‘grass carpet’ in Aramaic, is located only 1.8 km away from Bethlehem…
ST.GEORGE’S MONASTERY IN THE WILDERNESS OF JUDEA
By Heba Hrimat The extra ordinary Monastery of St George, which can be seen hanging on a cliff and tightly embraced within the ancient rocks of the deep valley of “Wadi Qelt” [Wadi: Arabic for valley] in the Judean desert,…
![The Church of ‘The Ascension of the Lord’ and ‘Prophet Elijah’ in Ma'lul before restoration [in May 2009].](https://en.jerusalem-patriarchate.info/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Malul-1-282x200.jpg)
THE PALESTINIAN VILLAGE OF MA’LUL – REMAINS OF SHRINES
By Heba Hrimat 12 km to the west of the city of Nazareth, a rugged country road leads us to a hill covered with pine trees. As our vehicle starts to go through this pine forest, we may get the…
THE TOWN OF SABASTIYA: HISTORY, ARCHAEOLOGY AND ITS RELATION TO ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST
By Heba Hrimat The town of Sabastiya, which is located 12 kilometers northwest of the city of Nablus, may seem just another modest town at first. However, this quickly starts to alter as we approach the ‘Historic Site’ of the…
THE TOWN OF NISF JUBEIL
By Heba Hrimat Within the chain of villages that surround the Governorate and city of Nablus, lies the village of Nisf Jubeil in the north-west part of Nablus City, just a few kilometers from the historic village of Sebastya. According…
THE CHURCH OF THE TEN LEPERS IN THE TOWN OF BURQIN
By Heba Hrimat In a town that merely inhabits in its humble neighbourhoods 68 scattered Christians alongside their 7000 Muslim cohabitants, lies one of the world’s oldest Churches, a few metres away from the historic centre of the town…
THE CITY OF TUBAS
By Heba Hrimat Tubas is a Palestinian city a few kilometers to the west of the Jordan River. Its history dates back to the Canaanite era, that`s when it was originally named ‘Tuba Syoys’ which translates ‘shining star’. Tubas is…
THE TOWN OF ZABABDEH
By Heba Hrimat To the north of the West Bank and 15 km to the south-east of the City of Jenin, lies the town of Zababdeh or al-Zababida. The history of this small town dates back to no longer than…
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