Tag: Mother Mary
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The Milk Grotto in Bethlehem, and the Flight into Egypt
The cave/grotto under the church has been venerated since the fifth century AD. According to tradition, the holy family stopped here during their flight into Egypt just prior to the slaughter of the innocents. This site is only 383 yards (350 meters) from the Church of the Nativity, so they had not gotten very far… Read more
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The Tombs of the Virgin Mary
There are four (that I am aware of) different tombs for the Virgin Mary located in five different countries, plus two places marking her death. The most venerated is in Jerusalem, in the Kidron Valley a few steps away from the Garden of Gethsemane. This location is a grotto and named Church of the Sepulchre… Read more