Wikipedia's first sentence called it “catholic chapel in bethlehem in the west bank of the palestinian territories”. Today it says “catholic chapel in bethlehem”.
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Church in Bethlehem, West Bank, Palestine Church in Bethlehem, State of Palestine The Chapel of the Milk Grotto of Our Lady ( Latin : Crypta lactea ; Arabic : كنيسة غار الحليب , romanized : Kanīsat ḡār Al-ḥalīb ), also called Grotto of Our Lady or Milk Grotto , is a Catholic chapel in Bethlehem , in the West Bank , erected in 1872. Since Byzantine times, the place has been a center of Christian pilgrimage , maintained since its last erection together with its Marian shrine and monastery by the Custody of the Holy Land of the Order of the Friars Minor of the Catholic Church in Palestine . The Status Quo , a 250-year-old understanding between religious communities, applies to the site. Israel & the Palestinian Territories . The Status Quo in the Holy Places . H.M.S.O. for the High Commissioner of the Government of Palestine – via Wikisource .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Church in Bethlehem, Palestine The Chapel of the Milk Grotto of Our Lady ( , , ) also called Grotto of Our Lady or Milk Grotto , is a Catholic chapel in Bethlehem in the West Bank of the Palestinian Territories , erected in 1872. Since Byzantine times, the place has been a center of Christian pilgrimage , maintained since its last erection together with its Marian shrine and monastery by the Custody of the Holy Land of the Order of the Friars Minor of the Catholic Church in Palestine . The Status Quo , a 250-year-old understanding between religious communities, applies to the site. «La Gruta de la Leche en Belén» (Spanish) Kohn, Michael (2007-01-01). Israel & the Palestinian Territories . The Status Quo in the Holy Places .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Church in Bethlehem, State of Palestine The Chapel of the Milk Grotto of Our Lady ( ; ; ), also called Grotto of Our Lady or Milk Grotto , is a Catholic chapel in Bethlehem , in the West Bank of the State of Palestine , erected in 1872. Since Byzantine times, the place has been a center of Christian pilgrimage , maintained since its last erection together with its Marian shrine and monastery by the Custody of the Holy Land of the Order of the Friars Minor of the Catholic Church in Palestine . The Status Quo , a 250-year-old understanding between religious communities, applies to the site. «La Gruta de la Leche en Belén» (Spanish) Kohn, Michael (2007-01-01). Israel & the Palestinian Territories . The Status Quo in the Holy Places . H.M.S.O. for the High Commissioner of the Government of Palestine – via Wikisource .
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catholic chapel in bethlehem in the west bank of the palestinian territories
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catholic chapel in bethlehem
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