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There are no tourists in the country? So the Christian churches in Israel are going through Mike Uber

While Israel is closed to tourists and pilgrims from abroad, the important churches for Christians are undergoing a facelift. For the benefit of the masses of visitors waiting for the moment when the sky will open. The person in charge of the Vatican in Israel: "Hope the pilgrims return soon."

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Ziv Reinstein

For more than half a year, the skies of Israel have been closed to hundreds of thousands of Christian tourists from abroad, leaving the dozens of important churches in the country with almost no visitors. At Custody Terra Santa, the guardians of the Holy Places of Christianity in the Holy Vatican Acceleration for the preservation and renovation of the most important churches and sites for Christianity in Israel

During the routine days, the renovation of the sites and churches is a long and complex process, due to the large number of visitors to the sites throughout the year, in July last year. These works during the Israeli summer months allow for accelerated progress due to the comfortable and uninterrupted climate.In the framework of the many church works undergo a unique preservation process suitable for the ancient and spectacular buildings that characterize the churches.

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"Hope the believers return soon"

Among the important sites where the renovations are taking place are the Church of the Transfiguration on Mount Tabor, where according to the Christian faith the event in which Jesus spoke to Moses and Elijah and the confirmation of his status as the Son of God took place; Church of Grief (All Nations) in the oil press in the Kidron Valley - where according to the Christian faith Jesus prayed and was tormented before being betrayed to the Romans; Dominus Flavit Church - located on the Mount of Olives in the location where a Byzantine church operated in the 5th century; The Flogging Church - a chapel that is the second stop on Via Delroza where Jesus was beaten by Pontius Pilate and the Roman soldiers; Church of the Shepherds - commemorating the place where according to the faith the angel was revealed to the shepherds and announced the birth of Jesus.

Custus Sr. Francesco Patton, Head of the Custody, Guardian of the Holy Places of Christianity in the Holy Land: "Every year during the summer months many pilgrims and believers come to Israel to visit the holy sites. "We hope that the believers will return soon. We will do everything to maintain the health of the visitors and we will follow all the guidelines of the Ministry of Health to allow the masses to come and visit these important sites."