Milk Grotto

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Milk Grotto is a Catholic shrine and cave in Bethlehem traditionally believed to be the site where the Holy Family took refuge during the Flight into Egypt and where drops of Mary's milk miraculously whitened the rock.

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form As subject As object
Grotto of the Milk 0 1
Milk Grotto Chapel 0 1
Milk Grotto of Our Lady 0 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic shrine
Christian pilgrimage site
Marian shrine
cave
approximateDistanceFrom a short walk from the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem
associatedBelief powder from the grotto aids breastfeeding
powder from the grotto aids conception
associatedWithEvent Flight into Egypt
associatedWithPerson Jesus Christ
surface form: Jesus

Virgin Mary
surface form: Mary, mother of Jesus

Saint Joseph
country State of Palestine
dedicatedTo Virgin Mary
governedBy Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
hasCategory Catholic pilgrimage site in Palestine
Christian holy site in Bethlehem
Marian shrine in the Holy Land
hasChapel Milk Grotto self-linksurface differs
surface form: Milk Grotto Chapel
hasChapelLevel lower grotto
upper chapel
hasDevotionalFocus Holy Family
Madonna and Child
surface form: Infant Jesus

Motherhood
hasLocalName Milk Grotto self-linksurface differs
surface form: Grotto of the Milk

Magharet es-Sitti Mariam
Milk Grotto self-linksurface differs
surface form: Milk Grotto of Our Lady
hasLocalNameLanguage Arabic
hasRelicOrSubstance powder scraped from the grotto rock
hasTypeOfDevotion Marian devotion
linkedToBiblicalNarrative Gospel infancy narratives
locatedIn Bethlehem
Palestinian territories
surface form: Palestine

West Bank
material white rock
near Church of the Nativity
openToPublic yes
pilgrimagePractice prayer for fertility
prayer for nursing mothers
prayer for safe childbirth
religion Catholicism
Christianity
touristAttraction yes
tradition drops of Mary’s milk turned the rock white
traditionallyBelievedSiteOf refuge of the Holy Family during the Flight into Egypt

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Milk Grotto hasChapel Milk Grotto self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Milk Grotto Chapel
Bethlehem hasLandmark Milk Grotto
Milk Grotto hasLocalName Milk Grotto self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Grotto of the Milk
Milk Grotto hasLocalName Milk Grotto self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Milk Grotto of Our Lady
Manger Square near Milk Grotto