Holy Land Custody
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The Custody and its history in the Holy Land
Since the thirteenth century they have been at the service to the Holy Land. The Franciscan friars have taken care of the holy places on behalf of the Church despite all the vicissitudes of the centuries – a long history full of difficulties that the Custody has always faced without reservations to transmit to all the grace of the holy places.
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The Custodian and the mission of the Franciscans in the Holy Land
The Custos of the Holy Land, or Guardian of Mount Zion, has a task that was given to him about 600 years ago by the Holy See. For centuries, his role has been of decisive importance in the administration of the Custody. All Catholic sanctuaries are under his responsibility, and his task is to support the Christian presence in the Holy Land, in collaboration with the local Church. The current Custos is Pierbattista Pizzaballa, elected in 2004 and reconfirmed by the Pope in 2009 for another three-year period.
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Our Accomplishments in the Holy Land
From 2006 to 2012: six years of works and projects. During this period the Custody has invested heavily in several fields: the social sector, parishes, sanctuaries, and the local Christian communities. The Franciscan Media Center, on the occasion of the "Third International Conference of Commissaries of the Holy Land" that took place in Jerusalem, produced a long documentary, narrating these six years punctuated by great successes and much help provided by the Franciscans to the Holy Land.
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Studium Biblicum Franciscanum
Created by the Custody of the Holy Land in 1901, the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum of Jerusalem is an institute for research and for the teaching of Sacred Scripture and biblical archeology. In 2001, it became the Faculty of Biblical Sciences and Archaeology affiliated with the Pontifical Antonianum University of Rome. This documentary presents all the activities of this International Study Centre.
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Commissary of the Holy land
The commissaries of the Franciscan Custody are defined as "bridges between the Holy Land and Christians around the world" - faces that define various ethnicities and cultures. They come from five continents, with a common mission: "to make known the Holy Land." The Commissaries are currently distributed in 46 countries for a total of 69 commissaries.
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