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Ancient Monument in Iraq. The Monastery of Rabban Hormizd (Near Mosul). 1934.
History of the the monastery founded at Alqosh near Mosul in the early seventh century by Rabban Hormizd, a monk of the Assyrian Church of the East. The monastery was later an important site for the Chaldean Catholic Church. The book was written by Georgis H. Awad and published by the Al- Nadjm Press, Mosul, in 1934.
Cana Calls!
A 16-page pamphlet that provides a comprehensive overview of Cana, covering its historical context, the people, their way of life, and seeking support through donation.
Freedom of Religion and Conscience in Israel
Document on Freedom of Religion and Conscience in Israel, an examination of the effect and implications for the human rights of enticement to change of religion law, 1977
Photograph album commemorating the laying of the foundation stone of the Church of the Transfiguration on Mount Tabor, Palestine, 1919
Photograph album commemorating the laying of the foundation stone of the Church of the Transfiguration on Mount Tabor by Cardinal Filippo Giustini, Palestine, in 1919. The album contains fifteen photographs and was presented to Major Albert Harrington, Military Governor of Nazareth, by Fr. Gaudense Orfali OFM. It includes group portraits of clergymen such as Fr. Ferdinando Diotallevi OFM, Custos of the Holy Land, Fr. Francis Lamb O.Carm (1867-1950), Mgr. Gregorios Hajjar (1875–1940), Melkite Archbishop of Saint John of Akka, along with civil and political dignitaries including M. Louis Rais the French Consul, as well as numerous photographs of Cardinal Giustini carrying out the rites of consecration in the ruins of the old basilica.
The Diocese of Jordan, Lebanon and Syria
A 32-page pamphlet providing a overview of the newly-created Diocese of Jordan, Lebanon and Syria, which was separated from the Diocese of Jerusalem in 1957 before merging again in 1976. The booklet was published to commemorate the consecration of Palestinian Bishop Najib Cubain on 1958. He was the first Arab bishop in the Anglican Communion, and the booklet contains several photographs of the ceremony, as well as other churches, schools and hospitals around the diocese.