{"id":22523,"date":"2024-12-15T20:23:45","date_gmt":"2024-12-15T20:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/learn\/bethlehems-milk-grotto-a-pilgrimage-site-of-hope-for-families-seeking-miracles\/"},"modified":"2024-12-15T20:23:45","modified_gmt":"2024-12-15T20:23:45","slug":"bethlehems-milk-grotto-a-pilgrimage-site-of-hope-for-families-seeking-miracles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/bethlehems-milk-grotto-a-pilgrimage-site-of-hope-for-families-seeking-miracles\/","title":{"rendered":"La 'Grotta del Latte' di Betlemme: un luogo di pellegrinaggio di speranza per le famiglie in cerca di miracoli"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>[ad_1] The interior of the Milk Grotto in Bethlehem. In the background, the most well-known depiction of Our Lady of the Milk. According to a Christian tradition dating back to the sixth century, the Virgin Mary was nursing the baby Jesus here, and when, in haste to flee to Egypt, she took him off her breast, a drop of milk fell to the ground, turning the stone completely white. \/ Credit: Marinella Bandini Bethlehem, Dec 15, 2024 \/ 06:00 am\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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According to a Christian tradition dating back to the sixth century, the Virgin Mary was nursing the baby Jesus here, and when, in haste to flee to Egypt, she took him off her breast, a drop of milk fell to the ground, turning the stone completely white. \/ Credit: Marinella Bandini Bethlehem, Dec 15, 2024 \/ 06:00 am\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22524,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-22523","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":56710,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/outgoing-custos-of-the-holy-land-proposes-a-path-to-peace\/","url_meta":{"origin":22523,"position":0},"title":"Outgoing custos of the Holy Land proposes a path to peace","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Ottobre 7, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Friar Francesco Patton, outgoing custos of the Holy Land. \/ Credit: Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 15, 2025 \/ 06:00 am (CNA). Friar Francesco Patton, the outgoing Franciscan custos of the Holy Land, reflected on his nine years in office and proposed a path to achieving peace in the face of war in the region. 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When Bernadette looked toward it, she saw it filled with a golden light and a beautiful lady.It was at this grotto that the Blessed Mother appeared to Bernadette 18 times and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":9811,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/lourdes-baths-have-fully-reopened-as-30000-expected-for-assumption-pilgrimage\/","url_meta":{"origin":22523,"position":2},"title":"Lourdes baths have fully reopened as 30,000 expected for Assumption pilgrimage","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Settembre 9, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] Our Lady of Lourdes grotto, Lourdes, France. \/ Credit: Elise Harris\/CNA Rome Newsroom, Aug 13, 2024 \/ 09:08 am (CNA). 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