The Custody, through the Collection of the Good Friday, preserves the Places of salvation, supports the Christian presence and the living stones. "All of us are called to guard the Holy Land, protect it and feel it as ours".
Situated approximately 3 kilometers from the center of Bethlehem is the site of Siyar el Ghanam than the village of Beit Sahour which Christian tradition has identified with the Shepherds' Field supported by the excavations conducted by Father Corbo at the beginning of the 1950s
From the Royal Fortress erected by Herod on top of the man-made Hill of Herodian one has a commanding view of a unique land. Here where kings, prophets, judges and generations of people of Israel once walked it was the birth of a child one night two thousand years ago that would alter the course of human history forever fulfilding the ancient prophecies and marking the start of a new era.
About 300 meters from the Basilica of Nativity is the small Sanctuary of the Milk Grotto. The Grotto is deeply venerated by the local population not only Christians.
Learn more about the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth, in the region of Galilee, place of the Virgin Mary "Yes". Br. Eugenio Alliata, ofm, archaeologist of the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum teaches us the secrets of the House of Mary in all its spiritual, historical and archaeological richness.
