Our mission is to guide participants to a living encounter with Christ through his land, his history and his Scriptures.
The immersion in the holy places and archaeological sites, contact with Eastern liturgies and churches, dialogue in loco with the other two great monotheistic religions, allows for a synthesis that, going back to the sources of conciliar renewal, can help enrich today's theological research.
Alongside the history of salvation there is a geography of salvation.
— Saint Paul VI, Nobis in animo
In the Holy Land the Scriptures
— Servant of God Carmen Hernández
open up, if God grants it to you.
Domus Bethaniae is a formation house located in Jerusalem, near the ancient biblical village of Bethany, on the slopes of the Mount of Olives.
We welcome priests and laypeople from around the world for a year of spiritual renewal, lived in the holy places through study, prayer and community life.
Diploma in Christian Origins issued by the Pontifical Lateran University, which allows you to earn credits recognized by the PUL toward the Licentiate in Theology.
Visits to the main holy sites in Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Egypt, Turkey.
Scrutatio of the Bible in biblical places.
Biblical, liturgical, patristic and historical studies.
Courses on Christian origins and the early Church.
We are in Bethany (At-Tur), Jerusalem, a few hundred meters from the sanctuary of Bethphage, along the road that Jesus walked to enter Jerusalem.
The Domus is located within a large restored house, in the heart of the evangelical sites where Christ lived friendship and intimacy with Lazarus, Martha and Mary.
A-Shayyah 16, Mount of Olives
POB 70046
0161 Jerusalem
A glimpse into daily life at Domus Bethaniae
José David Albeza Asencio, professor at Domus Bethaniae, talks about the formation course experience.
12/02/2026Consult and download the complete documentation: official presentations, course programs, details and all Domus documents in one place.
