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The Birthplace of Jesus

The Church of the Nativity , venerated by Christians as the cradle of Jesus , may become a World Heritage Site , if the committee take for it holds " outstanding universal note value " as part of the world ’s natural and ethnic heritage . It would be the first such land site in the Palestinian Territories .

To Commemorate Jesus' Birth

locate in the holy city of Bethlehem , the Church of the Nativity , a Byzantine basilica , was build on top of the cave where , according to a tradition first document in the 2d century , Jesus was born . Helena , mother of Christian Emperor Constantine , is sound out to have intended the Roman basilica to commemorate Jesus ' birth . show here , the entrance to the Church .

Nativity Church

The entranceway to the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem .

Church Patio

Here , a patio in the Church of the Nativity . The statue commemorates Hieronymus , who translate the bible into Latin .

Emperor Constantine

The Church was one of three regal church built in Palestine under the Christian emperor Constantine ( a statue of his face show here ) . In A.D. 529 the Church was destroyed and progress on a much bigger scale , essentially the church that stand today .

Star Marks the Spot

A silver 14 - pointed star , plant into the marble floor , score the traditional site of the nativity of Jesus in a grotto underneath Bethlehem ’s Church of the Nativity .

Grotto Entrance

Two entry ( one shown here ) now lead to the Grotto of the Nativity . Originally , in the fourth century , there was only one entrance to the grotto from the independent body of the Christian church .

Milk Grotto

The Church shape the primal feature article of the town and is surrounded by other important sites related to the Nativity . Among these is the Milk Grotto , an irregular cave hewn in the indulgent limestone , settle southeast of the Basilica , where agree to Christian custom , Mother Mary breastfeed babe Jesus while hiding there from Herod ’s soldier before lead to Egypt .

The Church of the Nativity, venerated by Christians as the birthplace of Jesus

The Church of the Nativity, venerated by Christians as the birthplace of Jesus

The entrance to the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.

Here, a patio in the Church of the Nativity. The statue commemorates Hieronymus, who translated the bible into Latin.

The face of the Roman christian emperor Constantine, shown in a stone statue.

A silver 14-pointed star, embedded into the marble floor, marks the traditional site of the birth of Jesus in a grotto underneath Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity.

Two entrances (one shown here) now lead to the Grotto of the Nativity. Originally, in the fourth century, there was only one entrance to the grotto from the main body of the church.

The Milk Grotto, an irregular cave hewn in the soft limestone, located southeast of the Basilica, where according to Christian traditions, Mother Mary nursed baby Jesus while hiding there from Herod’s soldiers before going to Egypt.

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