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The Church of Nativity is empty, believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ

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RESTRICTION SUMMARY: Bethlehem - 29 September 2021. The Church of Nativity is empty, believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West bank city of Bethlehem.

0.1 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Nicole Rechmaoui
0.2 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Priest of the Greek Orthodox parish, Father Issa Thaldia

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After it was re-opened for prayers following strict COVID-19 restrtictions imposed by the Palestinian authorities.

The Church of the Nativity, or Basilica of the Nativity, is a basilica located in Bethlehem in the West Bank, Palestine. The grotto it contains 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.

The church was originally commissioned by Constantine the Great a short time after his mother Helena's visit to Jerusalem and Bethlehem in 325–326, on the site that was traditionally considered to be the birthplace of Jesus.

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