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Voices of Jerusalem: A Friar on Artistic Patronage in the Old City

Father Eugenio Mario Alliata is the friar who oversees the collections of the Franciscan community in the Old City.
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Father Eugenio Mario Alliata is the friar who oversees the collections of the Franciscan community in the Old City.

Produced in association with Jerusalem 1000–1400: Every People Under Heaven, on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art from September 26, 2016, through January 8, 2017.

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