▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁as ▁an ▁international ▁ec umen ical ▁inst itute ▁for ▁advanced ▁the ological ▁research ▁in ▁Jerusalem . ▁The ▁imp et us ▁came ▁from ▁meet ings ▁between ▁Protest ant ▁Ob ser vers ▁at ▁V at ican ▁II ▁with ▁Pope ▁Paul ▁VI , ▁and ▁a ▁subsequent ▁meeting ▁between ▁the ▁po pe ▁and ▁Patri arch ▁A then ag or as ▁I ▁in ▁Jerusalem . ▁The ▁property ▁is ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁Holy ▁See ▁and ▁le ased ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁for ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁the ▁inst itute . ▁It ▁is ▁govern ed ▁by ▁an ▁international ▁ec umen ical ▁board , ▁including ▁Catholic , ▁Orth odox , ▁and ▁Protest ant / Ang lic an ▁members . ▁On ▁a ▁thirty - six ▁a cre ▁hill ▁over looking ▁the ▁way ▁between ▁Jerusalem ▁and ▁Beth le hem , ▁T ant ur ▁is ▁located ▁as ▁an ▁o asis ▁of ▁learning , ▁dialog ue , ▁prayer , ▁and ▁community ▁amid ▁the ▁ge o - polit ical ▁and ▁religious ▁complexity ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Land . ▁ ▁Mission ▁" No ▁one ▁clim bs ▁up ▁to ▁T ant ur ▁except ▁to ▁follow ▁a ▁voc ation , ▁the ▁same ▁voc ation ▁that ▁led ▁on ▁the ▁pione ers ▁of ▁ec umen ism . ▁That ▁is ▁the ▁climate ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁research ▁here ▁must ▁develop ." ▁ ▁( Pro f essor ▁Albert ▁Out ler , ▁T ant ur , ▁ 1 9 7 2 ) ▁ ▁The ▁mission ▁of ▁the ▁T ant ur ▁E c umen ical ▁Institute ▁is ▁to