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Jerusalem: St. James Cathedral—Sacristy

Jerusalem: St. James Cathedral—Sacristy


‎Jerusalem. The entrance to the Sacristy in the Cathedral of St. James. About ten thousand ceramic tiles with geometric designs in cobalt blue were brought here in the 18th century from Kutahay in Turkey. They decorate the Cathedral where three stones brought from the River Jordan, Mount Sinai and Mount Tabor are kept.

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