For 800 Years, Franciscan Friars Have Protected Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulchre.

Franciscan Friars dressed in Liturgical Vestments offered by the French King, Louis XV,

prepare to Celebrate a Mass at The Church of The Saint Saviour Convent, the Headquarters

 of The Franciscans in The Holy Land, in The Old City of Jerusalem, Israel, on 23 February 2018. (AFP PHOTO / Thomas COEX)

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Order has ensured a permanent Christian presence in The Holy Land,

and has taught children, and has cared for the sick, and provided for Pilgrims.

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