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Bethlehem Star Olive Wood Factory

Bethlehem (traditional source for Jerusalem-area olive wood crafts)

What Bethlehem Star Olive Wood Factory is known for

Bethlehem Star carves nativity sets, crosses, and rosaries from local olive wood, continuing a trade that traces to the 14th-century Franciscan-run carving school that formalized the craft for Christian pilgrims. Pieces are rough-shaped by machine and then finished entirely by hand in the workshop.

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Hand-finished olive wood, Bethlehem

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