Franciscans mark 600th anniversary of Commissaries of Holy Land
Pope Martin V instituted the religious order in the sacred shrine of Christendom on Feb. 14, 1421
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The Memorial Church of the Holy Sepulchre, part of the Franciscan Monastery in Washington D.C. (Photo: wamu.org)
Before he became guardian and commissary of the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in Washington in 2013, Franciscan Father Larry Dunham made his first trip to the Holy Land, where his order has cared for the most sacred shrines of Christendom for centuries.
The trip brought out the first fervor he felt when he became a priest, he told Catholic News Service Feb. 11. The Franciscans are the custodians of the patrimony of our church and it was deeply moving to see first hand how incredible this work is, said the 73-year-old friar.
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