Old Caritas Street, Bethlehem
Carved, painted and inlaid by hand in Bethlehem.
Olive wood sculpture, icons, mother of pearl and silver from forty Bethlehem workshops. We ship worldwide within 48 hours.
- Family-owned
- Old Caritas Street
- Forty
- Bethlehem workshops
- Worldwide
- shipping in 48 hours
Selected pieces
View all 37 pieces
The Holy Family, Grand Tableau
Bethlehem olive wood
$5,200
Item no. 01

The Eagle
Bethlehem olive wood
$6,800
Item no. 10

The Pietà
Bethlehem olive wood
$1,400
Item no. 05

The Nativity of Christ
Paint and gilding on wooden panel
$2,185
Item no. 12

The Holy Cross in Mother of Pearl
Mother of pearl
$2,000
Item no. 22

The Flight into Egypt
Bethlehem olive wood
$1,400
Item no. 06

The Mystical Supper
Paint and gilding on wooden panel
$3,400
Item no. 13

Saint Michael the Archangel
Bethlehem olive wood
$1,000
Item no. 03

The craft
No two carvings share a grain.
Olive wood is dense and slow-growing, with dark veins that never repeat. Our carvers work wood from the pruning of the groves around Bethlehem and let the grain decide where a fold of drapery or the shadow of a wing will fall.
Olive wood carvingsGifts under $100
Gifts & keepsakesHow to order
We confirm every order personally. Nothing is paid until we have agreed the total with you.
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We reply with the total including shipping. Once paid, your order leaves Bethlehem within 48 hours.
Prefer to speak to us? Call +972 2 277 2442 and quote the item number. Questions about delivery and payment are answered on our Help page.
Saint Michael, Bethlehem
Forty workshops. One address in Bethlehem.
Saint Michael is a family business on Old Caritas Street. We work with forty Bethlehem families of carvers, painters and craftsmen, many of whom learned the trade from their fathers, and we choose every piece in our collection by hand.
About us

Visit us in Bethlehem
- Address
- Old Caritas Street
Bethlehem, Palestine - Opening hours
- Monday to Saturday, 9:00 to 20:00
- Telephone
- +972 2 277 2442
- +970 59 835 4262







