Archaeological remains in Ein Kerem date back over two thousand years, including ancient ritual purification pools-mikvahs, and tombs.

A 10-year-old found a golden cross while on a class field trip to the village of Ein Karem village in Jerusalem, Israel. The ...

A ten-year-old schoolboy accidentally discovered a 100-year-old cross medallion during a school trip to the birthplace of ...

Accidentally found on a school trip, the religious object was likely brought by Christian pilgrims to the Holy Land.

The cross is said to tell the story of Christian pilgrims traveling to the Holy Land.Nehorai Nir, the boy who discovered the ...

A 10-year-old boy accidentally discovered a "unique" Christian artifact that may be up to two centuries old. Nehorai Nir made ...

With this background, two main churches were subsequently established in Ein Kerem—the Church of the Visitation (aka the Abbey Church of St. John in the Woods) and the Church of Saint John the ...

Nehorai Nir made the find during a class trip earlier this month to Ein Karem ... including the Church of the Visitation and the Church of St. John the Baptist, making it an important pilgrimage ...

This church was "discovered" by Portuguese missionaries in the 16th century. After attempts to "latinize" the rite, many broke away to form their own rite under the control of the Syrian Patriarch.

89 For "by the sacrament of Confirmation, [the baptized] are more perfectly bound to the Church and are enriched with a special strength of the Holy Spirit. Hence they are, as true witnesses of ...