Pope Francis Gives ‘Green Light’ For Canonization Of ‘Martyrs Of Damascus’
By Marinella Bandini
In Damascus, Syria news that the 11 “Martyrs of Damascus” will be canonized was received with..
Eurasia Review
Custody of the Holy Land
Province of the Order of Friars Minor
The Custody of the Holy Land is a custodian priory of the Order of Friars Minor in Jerusalem, founded as the Province of the Holy Land in 1217 by Saint Francis of Assisi, who had also founded the Franciscan Order in 1209. In 1342, the Franciscans were declared by two papal bulls as the official custodians of the Holy Places in the name of the Catholic Church.
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