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The Church of the Nativity, or Basilica of the Nativity, [a] is a basilica located in Bethlehem, West Bank, Palestine. The grotto holds a prominent religious significance to Christians of various denominations as the birthplace of Jesus .
The Church of Saint Catherine [1] or Chapel of Saint Catherine (Latin: Ecclesia Sanctae Catharinae, Arabic: كنيسة القديسة كترينا, Hebrew: כנסיית קתרינה הקדושה) is a Catholic religious building located adjacent to the northern part [2] of the Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem [3] [4] in the West Bank, Palestine. [5]
Church of the Nativity: 335 Bethlehem city, West Bank Greek Orthodox Church of Transfiguration: 1852 Ramallah, West Bank Holy Family Catholic Church: 1913 Ramallah city, West Bank Church of Saint George, Tulkarm: 1830 [1] Tulkarm city, West Bank Jacob's Well: Balata Camp, West Bank Tomb of Lazarus: Al-Eizariya town, West Bank Chapel of the Milk ...
The Chapel of the Milk Grotto of Our Lady (Latin: Crypta lactea; Arabic: مغارةآلسثئ; Hebrew: מערת החלב), also called Grotto of Our Lady or Milk Grotto, is a Catholic chapel in Bethlehem, in the West Bank, erected in 1872.
In 1250, with the Mamluks' risen to power, tolerance for Christians in Palestine declined — the Catholic clergy left Bethlehem, whose walls were demolished in 1263. The Catholics then returned to Bethlehem only in the 14th century and settled in the monastery adjacent to the Church of the Nativity.
"But Bethlehem is a sad town in solidarity with our siblings in Gaza." At his church, the Nativity scene shows baby Jesus lying in a pile of rubble. In the run-up to Christmas, a prayer service ...
Although Bethlehem is located in modern-day Palestine, Jesus was very much not a Palestinian. ... Munther Isaac of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bethlehem, invented the new take on the ...
Bethlehem was part of Mandatory Palestine from 1920 to 1948. [64] In the United Nations General Assembly's 1947 resolution to partition Palestine, Bethlehem was included in the international enclave of Jerusalem to be administered by the United Nations. [65] Jordan captured the city during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. [66]