Ruins of the Hellenistic city in the foreground

Norbertines in the Holy Land

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September 4th 2015
The majority of today’s blog entry includes excerpts from a paper written by a 2015 graduate of St. Norbert College. In her paper, she writes about the presence of the Norbertines (Premonstratensians) in the Holy Land. Today, I had the opportunity to visit the ruins of one of our three locations in the Holy Land; the ruins of St. Samuel Church built over the tomb of the Prophet Samuel are locate ... read more

Middle East » Israel » Jerusalem District » Givat Ze'ev

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Following World War II, the British withdrew from their mandate of Palestine, and the UN partitioned the area into Arab and Jewish states, an arrangement rejected by the Arabs. Subsequently, the Israelis defeated the Arabs in a series of wars without... ... read more