Holy Family Church, Ramallah

Holy Family Church
كنيسة العائلة المقدسة
31°54′18″N 35°11′59″E / 31.905°N 35.1997°E / 31.905; 35.1997
LocationRamallah
CountryPalestine
DenominationRoman Catholic Church

Holy Family Church[1] (Arabic: كنيسة العائلة المقدسة) is a Catholic Church in Ramallah,[2][3] West Bank, Palestine.[4]

History

In 1860-1870, Latin Catholics settled in Ramallah after the Sisters of St. Joseph and the Rosary Sisters opened schools there. Mass was celebrated in a house in the Hatha neighborhood. The Latin Patriarch, Archbishop Valerga, sought permission to build a church, but permission was granted only forty years later. In 1870 there were 150 Catholics in Ramallah and 242 in 1902.

The construction of the church began in 1913 with the permission of the Ottoman authorities. There is also a rectory, a convent and a school.

By 1981, the number of Catholics of Latin rite in Ramallah had risen to 1,100 parishioners.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Church of the Holy Family in Ramallah marks Palm Sunday". Archived from the original on 2016-06-17. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  2. ^ "Christians in Ramallah". www.cmc-terrasanta.com. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  3. ^ Wādī, Fārūq (2007-01-01). Homes of the Heart: A Ramallah Chronicle. Interlink Books. ISBN 9781566566629.
  4. ^ "Patriarch's Pastoral Visit in Ramallah". Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. 2014-02-26. Archived from the original on 2016-05-30. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Holy Family Church (Ramallah).
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.