enow.com Web Search

  1. Ads

    related to: bethlehem olive wood nativity sets
  2. etsy.com has been visited by 1M+ users in the past month

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Olive wood carving in Palestine - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olive_wood_carving_in...

    The tradition of making the handicrafts began in the 4th century CE under Byzantine rule in Bethlehem — which continues to be the main city that produces the craft — following the construction of the Church of the Nativity. Greek Orthodox monks taught local residents how to carve olive wood. [1]

  3. Church of the Nativity - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_Nativity

    Grotto of the Nativity, fourteen-point silver star under the main altar marking the traditional spot of Jesus' birth. The Grotto of the Nativity, the place where Jesus is said to have been born, is an underground space which forms the crypt of the Church of the Nativity. It is situated underneath its main altar, and it is normally accessed by ...

  4. Bethlehem - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethlehem

    Olive wood carvings [123] are the item most purchased by tourists visiting Bethlehem. [124] Religious handicrafts include ornaments handmade from mother-of-pearl, as well as olive wood statues, boxes, and crosses. [123] Other industries include stone and marble-cutting, textiles, furniture and furnishings. [125]

  5. Mother-of-pearl carving in Bethlehem - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother-of-Pearl_carving_in...

    In the British Museum Workers in mother-of-pearl in Bethlehem. Photo taken 1900–1920 by American Colony, Jerusalem. Mother-of-pearl work from Bethlehem, as seen in a shop in Ramallah, 2012. Mother-of-pearl carving is a traditional handicraft in Bethlehem, and is said to have been brought to the city by Franciscan friars from Italy in the 15th ...

  6. ‘Journey to Bethlehem’ Review: The Music Producers Behind ...

    www.aol.com/journey-bethlehem-review-music...

    Christmas comes early this year, as “Journey to Bethlehem” puts words (and music) in the mouths of all who bore witness to Jesus’ birth. Some of those tunes — like “Silent Night” and ...

  7. Santa Maria Maggiore - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Maria_Maggiore

    Under the high altar of the basilica is the Crypt of the Nativity or Bethlehem Crypt, with a crystal reliquary designed by Giuseppe Valadier said to contain wood from the Holy Crib of the nativity of Jesus Christ. [49] Here is the burial place of Jerome, the 4th-century Doctor of the Church who translated the Bible into the Latin language (the ...

  1. Ads

    related to: bethlehem olive wood nativity sets