Church of the Nativity

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The Church of the Nativity is a major Christian basilica in Bethlehem built over the traditional site of Jesus Christ’s birthplace and one of the oldest continuously operating churches in the world.

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Generate an image of the Church of the Nativity (The Church of the Nativity is a major Christian basilica in Bethlehem built over the traditional site of Jesus Christ’s birthplace and one of the oldest continuously operating churches in the world.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian basilica ⓘ
World Heritage Site ⓘ
basilica ⓘ
church building ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ
architecturalStyle Byzantine ⓘ
Early Christian ⓘ
associatedWith Gospel accounts of Jesus’ birth ⓘ
constructionEnd circa 339 ⓘ
constructionStart circa 327 ⓘ
country State of Palestine ⓘ
dedicatedTo Nativity of Jesus ⓘ
linked to: Nativity of Christ
denomination Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
Greek Orthodox Church ⓘ
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
floorPlan basilica plan ⓘ
foundedBy Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantinus Magnus

Helena ⓘ
governedBy Status Quo of Holy Places ⓘ
hasPart Armenian monastery ⓘ
Franciscan monastery ⓘ
Greek Orthodox monastery ⓘ
Grotto of the Nativity ⓘ
Manger Square (forecourt area) ⓘ
linked to: Manger Square

Roman-period floor ⓘ
apse ⓘ
mosaics ⓘ
nave ⓘ
silver star marking traditional birthplace of Jesus ⓘ
transept ⓘ
triple-apsed east end ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
liturgicalTradition Byzantine Rite ⓘ
Latin Rite ⓘ
locatedIn Bethlehem ⓘ
Palestine ⓘ
West Bank ⓘ
mainEntrance Door of Humility ⓘ
near Jerusalem ⓘ
notableEvent site of multiple restoration campaigns ⓘ
visited by Crusaders ⓘ
rebuiltBy Justinian I ⓘ
rebuiltIn 6th century ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
roofMaterial timber ⓘ
sharesCustodyWith Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ
significance major Christian pilgrimage destination ⓘ
one of the oldest continuously operating churches in the world ⓘ
tourism major tourist attraction in Bethlehem ⓘ
traditionalSiteOf birthplace of Jesus Christ ⓘ
underwentRestoration 19th century ⓘ
20th century ⓘ
21st century ⓘ
UNESCOcriteria (iv) ⓘ
(vi) ⓘ
UNESCOendangeredListingYear 2012 ⓘ
UNESCOendangeredRemovalYear 2019 ⓘ
UNESCOendangeredStatus formerly on List of World Heritage in Danger ⓘ
UNESCOinscriptionYear 2012 ⓘ
UNESCOregion Arab States ⓘ
linked to: Arab world
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 1433 ⓘ

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Referenced by (35)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bethlehem → famousFor → Church of the Nativity ⓘ
Bethlehem → hasLandmark → Church of the Nativity ⓘ
Orthodox Church of Jerusalem → centralShrine → Church of the Nativity ⓘ
Bethlehem Governorate → hasSignificantSite → Church of the Nativity ⓘ
Church of the Nativity → hasPart → Grotto of the Nativity ⓘ
linked to: Church of the Nativity
Milk Grotto → near → Church of the Nativity ⓘ
Manger Square → adjacentTo → Church of the Nativity ⓘ
Manger Square → near → Grotto of the Nativity ⓘ
linked to: Church of the Nativity
Shepherds’ Field → near → Church of the Nativity ⓘ
Saint Helena of Constantinople → commissioned → Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem ⓘ
linked to: Church of the Nativity
Status Quo of the Holy Places → appliesTo → Church of the Nativity ⓘ
Relics of the Holy Crib → traditionallyFrom → Grotto of the Nativity ⓘ
linked to: Church of the Nativity
Relics of the Holy Crib → connectedTo → Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem ⓘ
linked to: Church of the Nativity
Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem → cathedral → Cathedral Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem ⓘ
linked to: Church of the Nativity
Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land → responsibleFor → Basilica of the Nativity ⓘ
linked to: Church of the Nativity
Beit Sahour → hasNearbySite → Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem ⓘ
linked to: Church of the Nativity
Door of Humility → locatedIn → Church of the Nativity ⓘ
Door of Humility → partOf → Basilica of the Nativity complex ⓘ
linked to: Church of the Nativity
Door of Humility → adjacentTo → façade of the Church of the Nativity ⓘ
linked to: Church of the Nativity
Door of Humility → near → Grotto of the Nativity ⓘ
linked to: Church of the Nativity
Bethlehem Peace Center → near → Church of the Nativity ⓘ
Star Street → connectsTo → Church of the Nativity ⓘ
Star Street → isMainAccessRouteTo → Church of the Nativity from the traditional entrance to Bethlehem ⓘ
linked to: Church of the Nativity
Beth Lehem → traditionalSiteOf → Church of the Nativity (later Christian tradition) ⓘ
linked to: Church of the Nativity
Custody of the Holy Land → responsibleFor → Basilica of the Nativity ⓘ
linked to: Church of the Nativity
Helena Augusta → commissioned → Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem ⓘ
linked to: Church of the Nativity
Latin Church in the Holy Land → hasMajorShrine → Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem ⓘ
linked to: Church of the Nativity
Low Entrance → locatedIn → Church of the Nativity ⓘ
Low Entrance → partOf → Church of the Nativity façade ⓘ
linked to: Church of the Nativity
Historic Centre of Bethlehem → contains → Church of the Nativity ⓘ
Bab al-Zqaq area → locatedNear → Church of the Nativity ⓘ
Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem → mainBuilding → Basilica of the Nativity ⓘ
linked to: Church of the Nativity
Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem → contains → Grotto of the Nativity ⓘ
linked to: Church of the Nativity
Milk Grotto shrine → near → Basilica of the Nativity ⓘ
linked to: Church of the Nativity