Bethlehem: St. Catherine's Cave System Tomb of Paula and Eustochium
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Issue Date
5/25/2016
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Bethlehem , State of Palestine , West Bank , Church of the Nativity , Franciscan , St Catherine's , Paula , Eustochium
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This is a modern fresco, likely depicting the women who sponsored Jerome. The Roman Catholic section of the cave system includes several altars and burial chambers associated with Jerome, Paula and Eustonchium. and Eusebius of Cremona.. The architecture within the portion of the cave complex controlled by St. Catherine's is a combination of 1960's style and the original primitive cave system.