One of the oldest churches in the world and built over the grotto where Jesus was born under the surface of the land of the church. The original building was constructed for the church Queen Helena
mother of Emperor Constantine in the fourth century AD, and the Emperor Justinian rebuilt in its present form in the year 540 after the demolition of the Samaritans, and established her three apses in the form of a cross. The number of columns in the courtyard of the Church (48) column of pink stone. The level of the church grounds low of 60 cm from the current floor, and is located above the cave octagonal building with a length of each side of 7.9 cm, and two rooms on either side, one rectangular used Diacnaon and the other to the altar table. The main altar, where the Greek Orthodox resides religious ceremonies. There mosaic fees prominent residue on the walls of the church, which is a tree of life to draw grandparents Christ dish. This was the entrance to the church door Decrease in the tenth century to prevent the entry of horses and animals inside.

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