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The solemnity of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary was celebrated in Jerusalem

08 September 2017

Along with African Missionaries of Africa, or the White Fathers, the Franciscans of the Custody of the Holy Land, celebrated the solemnity of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary at the Church of St. Anne in Jerusalem.

The Church all over the world celebrates the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary on September 8th. According to a tradition, narrated in the apocryphal gospel of St. James, the Virgin Mary was born near the Temple of Jerusalem. Fr. ODILO CUGIL Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers) “This tradition was gathered by the Church and by the Christians when they were allowed to profess their faith in the fourth century, under the Emperor Constantine.” In 1192, following a decree issued by Sultan Saladin, the place became inaccessible to Christians. In order to pray inside, [...]