Church of the Nativity
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: Jeffrey Becker Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Creators: Jeffrey Becker Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
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Feb 06, 2026 12:37 PM
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History
tags:
paleochristian,
UWHS
A church that many claim marks the birthplace of Jesus Christ is located in Bethlehem, now in the State of Palestine in the West Bank. The original church built on the site was commissioned by Constantine I and dedicated in May 339 CE. The church was destroyed by fire, likely in 529, and replaced by Justinian I.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/211190325
31.7043166127, 35.2073403864
- Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Church of the Nativity (AD 500 - Present) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Church of the Nativity (English, AD 2000 - AD 2099)
- Church of the Nativity located at Bethlehem (unspecified date range)
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Jeffrey Becker, 'Church of the Nativity: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/211190325> [accessed: 15 June 2026]
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