31/10/2016
In 1884, Following a call pf the Bishop of Bethlehem, the first Daughters of Charity of Saint-Vincent de Paul arrived here, to serve the neediest people in the area. They started providing medical care at their homes, under tents, and at dispensaries. in 1895, they inaugurated the Hospital of the Saint Family and little later opened the Creche, in order to accommodate children who were abandoned or deposited on heir doorsteps.
The Creche is still the only institution in the Palestinian Territories that is authorized to accomplish this mission.
