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The Chapel of the Milk Grotto of Our Lady (Latin: Crypta lactea; Arabic: مغارةآلسثئ; Hebrew: מערת החלב), also called Grotto of Our Lady or Milk Grotto, is a Catholic chapel in Bethlehem, in the West Bank, erected in 1872.
Milk Grotto, Bethlehem, 2014. According to tradition, the Milk Grotto, not far from Bethlehem, is the site where the Holy Family took refuge during the Massacre of the Innocents, before their flight to Egypt. While there, the Virgin Mary nursed her holy Child. Some drops of milk sprinkled the walls, changing to white the color of the stone. [1]
Chapel of the Milk Grotto: Bethlehem city, West Bank Church of Saint Catherine: Bethlehem city, West Bank كنيسة السريان الأرثوذكس: 1928 Bethlehem city, West Bank كنيسة الروم الملكيين: 1964 Bethlehem city, West Bank Chapel of the Shepherd's Field: Bethlehem city, West Bank Mar Saba: al-Ubeidiya town, West Bank
Nearby is the Milk Grotto where the Holy Family took refuge on their Flight to Egypt and next door is the cave where St. Jerome spent thirty years creating the Vulgate, the dominant Latin version of the Bible until the Reformation. [9] There are over thirty hotels in Bethlehem. [128]
The Shrine of the Grotto of the Redemption is a religious shrine in West Bend, Iowa, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux City. A conglomeration of nine grottos depicting scenes in the life of Jesus , it contains a large collection of minerals and petrifications and is believed to be the largest grotto in the world.
A grotto rises up behind the chapel. [12] It has five apses that mimic the structure of a nomadic tent in gray. The words of the angel to the shepherds are inscribed gold. An image depicting the birth of Jesus and the adoration of the shepherds can be seen in the place. [13]
The Chapel of the Milk Grotto, Bethlehem (no records exist) [12] The Chapel of the Shepherd's Field, [dubious – discuss] Bethlehem (no records exist) [12] Disputed between Christians and Muslims: The Chapel of the Ascension, Jerusalem; Disputed between Jews and Muslims: The Western Wall, Jerusalem [7] Rachel's Tomb, Bethlehem [7]
The word grotto comes from Italian grotta, Vulgar Latin grupta, and Latin crypta ("a crypt"). [2] It is also related by a historical accident to the word grotesque.In the late 15th century, Romans accidentally unearthed Nero's Domus Aurea on the Palatine Hill, a series of rooms, decorated with designs of garlands, slender architectural framework, foliage, and animals.