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.
this entity surface form:
Milk Grotto Chapel
this entity surface form:
Grotto of the Milk
this entity surface form:
Milk Grotto of Our Lady