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Terra Sancta College (Jerusalem)

Commons category link is locally definedEducational institutions established in the 1920sSchools in Jerusalem
Terra Sancta College, Jerusalem
Terra Sancta College, Jerusalem

Terra Sancta College of Jerusalem serves as the cultural centre of the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land and as a succursal institution (dependency) of Saint Saviour's Latin parish. It was initially created in the 1920s as a school for the children of Jerusalem, regardless of their religious affiliation. It stands at the soutwestern extremity of the Talbiyeh neighbourhood of West Jerusalem, on the corner of Paris Square.

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Terra Sancta College (Jerusalem)
Keren HaYesod, Jerusalem Talbiyeh

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הקולג’ של טרה סנטה

Keren HaYesod 2
9426222 Jerusalem, Talbiyeh
Jerusalem District, Israel
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