Bethlehem: St. Catherine's Cave System Altar Photo 4
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Issue Date
5/25/2016
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Image
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Bethlehem , State of Palestine , West Bank , Church of the Nativity , Franciscan , St Catherine's , Niche , Grotto
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Description
The Roman Catholic section of the cave system includes several altars and burial chambers associated with Jerome, Paula and Eustonchium. Here there is a twentieth century mosaic over an altar. It depicts the two women, St. Jerome, and Eusebius. 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.