Ten Lepers and a Small Church

Did Christ heal the lepers in Burqin, Palestine?

Christ heals the Lepers. All photographs by author.

Burqin is a small village planted in the rich alluvial farmland of northern Palestine. Approximately four kilometers southwest of Jenin, the older part of the town is a maze of winding, car-blocking, stone-slabbed alleys.

Built into the side of a south-facing prominence, the Greek Orthodox Church of Saint…