1568 A.D.
Yakoub-Eldeek came from Tell Elsafi from southern Houran, Syria to Taybeh. He married one of the daughters of the village and had 3 children, Salah, Mussallam, and Sahlyia. The family lived on this location in the cave that is currently the grotto.
1628 A.D.
The first floor was built on the cave and next to it was a water cistern for a water reservoir. Salah occupied the home and had 3 children, Nasr, Dahdal, and Garfeh. Mussallam and Sahlyia lived on the surrounding hill, Bobaria.
1672 A.D.
Nasr built the adjacent home currently known as Sts. Constantine and Helen Guest house. Nasr had 2 sons, Ibrahim and Esleman (who passed away). Ibrahim became a priest.
1878 A.D.
Fr. Joseph, son of Ibrahim, built the second floor and lived in it while the rest of the family lived in the lower level.
1910 A.D.
Fr. Joseph II built a shop adjacent to the lower level for his grandson Yousef.
1950 A.D.
Under the British Mandate, the road was widened. Protopsaltis Qustandi, son of Fr. Joseph II, granted that the street be adjacent to the corner of the house for the pedestrians to shop.
1953 A.D.
Fr. Zacharia, son of Protopsaltis Qustandi, renovated the interior of the second floor to accommodate his family.
1984 A.D.
Fr. Constantine, son of Fr. Zacharia, excavated the lower level of the house as a historical site.
2000 A.D.
Fr. Constantine and Fr. Toufic, first cousin to Fr. Zacharia, dedicated the Nasr Priestly Home as a place for pilgrimage.
2003 A.D.
The Nasr Priestly Home was demolished to widen the road. 2007: The Nasr Priestly Home was rebuilt in honor of our ancestors by Fr. Constantine and Khouria Sharon Nasr.
2010 A.D.
The Nasr Priestly Home was completed, which consists of:
- The Grotto of the 12 Apostles
- The Chapel of the Cross of Many Nations
- The Virgin Mary, Sayedat El Taybeh Shrine
- Fr. Jacob’s Water Cistern
- Fr. Joseph’s Oil Cistern
- Library and Archives
- Sts. Constantine and Helen Guest House
2011 A.D.
The Nasr Priestly Home was dedicated and the Chapel, the Grotto, and the Shrine were completed.
2012 A.D.
On the Feast of the Holy Cross, September 14, the Nasr Priestly Home officially opened for tourism.
IN HONOR OF ALL CHRISTIANS AND PRIESTS WHO LIVED AND SERVED IN TAYBEH
