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	Bethlehem, West Bank: Jerusalem Cross against the sky - Church of the Nativity compound			Bethlehem, West Bank: Church of the Nativity - Roman Byzantine mosaic with stylized swastika - Emperor Constantine period
	Bethlehem, West Bank: Church of the Nativity - Armenian bell tower, part of an Armenian monastery - various Christian denominations share control over different parts of the church			Bethlehem, West Bank: Church of the Nativity - Greek Orthodox campanile
	Bethlehem, West Bank: Church of the Nativity - Grotto of the Nativity - Silver star marking the place where Jesus was born according to Christian tradition - Latin inscription read 'Here of the Virgin Mary Christ was born'			Bethlehem, West Bank: Church of the Nativity complex, seen from Manger Square - marks the birthplace of Jesus of Nazareth
	Bethlehem, West Bank: Church of the Nativity - 'Door of Humility' - entrance to the oldest church in the Holy Land still in use - the original church was constructed under the patronage of Constantine's mother, Helen			Bethlehem, West Bank: Church of the Nativity - Armenian cross, with the Armenian alphabet equivalent to Alpha and Omega
	Bethlehem, West Bank: Church of the Nativity - Corinthian pillars in the nave - much of the church's marble was looted by the Ottomans to be re-used in the Temple Mount in Jerusalem - Basilica della Natività			Bethlehem, West Bank: St. Catherine's Roman Catholic church - cloister arcade in Gothic revival style
	Bethlehem, West Bank: St. Catherine's Roman Catholic church, where the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem celebrates Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve - entrance			Bethlehem, West Bank: St. Catherine's Roman Catholic church - statue of the saint on top of the façade - Saint Catherine of Alexandria - martyr beheaded by the Roman Emperor Maximinus
	Bethlehem, West Bank: St. Catherine's Roman Catholic church - altar, organ and rose window - Gothic nave - ceiling with ribs and bosses			Bethlehem, West Bank: St. Catherine's Roman Catholic church - statue of St. Jerome - Bishop of Bethlehem who translated the Old Testament into Latin
	Bethlehem, West Bank: Church of the Nativity - light ray in the interior of the Basilica of the Nativity, maintained by the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem			Bethlehem, West Bank: Church of the Nativity - incense burners in the Grotto of the Nativity, the underground cave located beneath the basilica
	Bethlehem, West Bank: Church of the Nativity - fortress-like walls spared by the Persians during their invasion in 614 AD			Bethlehem, West Bank: incense burner
	Bethlehem, West Bank: Manger Square - esplanade between the Mosque of Omar and the Church of the Nativity - Center of Bethlehem - Peace Center building on the right			Bethlehem, West Bank: Manger street - sign in English and Arabic - odonym
	Bethlehem, West Bank: St. Catherine's Roman Catholic church - covered water well - cross of Jerusalem			Bethlehem, West Bank: Basilica of the Nativity - close up of the place of Jesus' birth - silver star
	Bethlehem, West Bank: stairs going down to Manger Street - old town			Bethlehem, West Bank: Basilica of the Nativity - manger
	Bethlehem, West Bank: minaret of the Mosque of Omar - symbol of some religious harmony, as it was built on land donated by the Greek Orthodox Church			Bethlehem, West Bank: Mosque of Omar - built in 1860 to commemorate the visit to Bethlehem by the second Rashidun Muslim Caliph, Umar ibn al-Khattab, upon its capture by the Muslims in 637 AD
	Bethlehem, West Bank: 'Casa Nova' - a Franciscan hospice for pilgrims - a modern pilgrimage hostel - Custodia di Terra Santa			Bethlehem, West Bank: shared skyline - minaret of the Mosque of Omar and tower of the Syriac Orthodox Church of the Mother of God

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