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114:(of Egypt, Syria and more in the Levant) reconquered Bethlehem and the Catholic clergy was forced to let the Greek Orthodox clergy return. Saladin himself in 1192 allowed two Catholic priests and two deacons to return to the diocese, though Bethlehem's economy still suffered from the drastic reduction in pilgrims from Europe.
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433:Joseph Paccolat, C.R.A. (1889.02.05 – 1909.04.04)
71:. A new monastery and cloister were built by the
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486:"History of Bethlehem"
301:in partibus infidelium
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124:in partibus infidelium
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718:Catholic Encyclopedia
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