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- 1881-11-13-1987-11-30 (Creation)
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Global extent: 52 files; 46 selected and described files
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[From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Custody_of_the_Holy_Land]
The Custody of the Holy Land (Latin: Custodia Terræ Sanctæ) is a custodian priory of the Franciscan order in Jerusalem, founded as Province of the Holy Land in 1217 by Saint Francis of Assisi, who also founded the Franciscan Order. Its mission is to guard "the grace of the Holy Places" of the Holy Land and the rest of the Middle East, "sanctified by the presence of Jesus" as well as pilgrims visiting them, on behalf of the Catholic Church. Between 2004 and 2016, the Custodial Curia was led by Custos Father Pierbattista Pizzaballa, with the approval of the Holy See. Since 2016, the chief custodian has been Francesco Patton. Its headquarters are located in the Monastery of Saint Saviour, a 16th-century Franciscan monastery near the New Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem.
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This fonds is part of the external collections (“archivi aggregati”) incorporated in the Archives of the Custodial Curia (general administration) held by the Historical Archive of the Custody of the Holy Land.
Structure of the fonds - Global extent: 52 files; 13 Nov. 1881 - 30 Nov. 1987
Series A, Regulations and programmes. Global extent: 4 files; 1924-1947
Series B, Correspondence. Global extent: 6 files; 15 Oct. 1929 - 10 June 1959
Series C, Personal files of the students. Global extent: 2 files; 1936-1947
Series D, Class registers. Global extent: 26 files; 1923-1947
Series E, Students registers. Global extent: 2 files; 1924-1948
Series F, Administration. Global extent: 9 files; 1929-1943
Series G, Various memoirs. Global extent: 3 files; 13 Nov. 1881 - 30 Nov. 1987
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Subject to the authorization of the Historical Archive of the Custody of the Holy Land (Jerusalem).
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Finding aids
L’Archivio storico della Custodia di Terra Santa, Inventario (1230 – 1970), a cura di Andrea Maiarelli, Tomo III, Fondazione Terra Santa - Milano Edizioni Terra Santa - Milano, 2012, p. 768-773.
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ISAD(G), Second Edition, Ottawa 2000.
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Catalogue prepared on 2018
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Archivist's note
Inventory of a range of 46 items from the Terra Sancta College’s records (1881-1987), held by the Historical Archive of the Custody of the Holy Land (Jerusalem), made and translated by Maria Chiara Rioli, 2017-2018.