Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity, venerated by Christians as ... A 14-pointed silver star set into the marble floor marks the precise spot where Jesus is said to have been born.

People, especially in Christmas time, look at the Church of Nativity," Father Thaljieh told MEE. The floor mosaics, which lie about 30 centimetres below the current church floor level, make up ...

New sites have been inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List: Birthplace of Jesus: the Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage ... century retains elaborate floor mosaics from the original ...