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Church of the Nativity

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The Church of the Nativity, or Basilica of the Nativity, is a basilica located in Bethlehem in the State of Palestine, in the West Bank. The grotto holds a prominent religious significance to Christians of various denominations as the birthplace of Jesus. The grotto is the oldest site continuously used as a place of worship in Christianity, and the basilica is the oldest major church in the Holy Land.For a detailed introduction to the history of the site and its architectural, spatial, and figural mise-en-scène since Antiquity to the present cf. Bacci, Michele (2017), The Mystic Cave. A History of the Nativity Church in Bethlehem , Rome-Brno, Viella Read more on Wikipedia

• type: religious building
• date from: {{circa|565}}
• official website: https://custodia.org/en/sanctuaries/bethlehem

Source: en.wikipedia.org