Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem

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Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the West Bank that encompasses the traditional site of Jesus’s birth and the historic processional route used by Christian pilgrims.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian pilgrimage site
UNESCO World Heritage Site
cultural heritage site
addedToListOfWorldHeritageInDanger 2012
associatedWith Christian pilgrims
Jesus of Nazareth
associatedWithEmperor Constantine the Great
linked to: Constantine I

Justinian I
contains Grotto of the Nativity
silver star marking traditional birthplace of Jesus
traditional manger site
continent Asia
country State of Palestine
criteria (iv)
(vi)
dateInscribedOnUNESCOWorldHeritageList 2012
governingBody Armenian Apostolic Church
Greek Orthodox Church
Palestinian authorities
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
hasPart Church of the Nativity
Pilgrimage Route in Bethlehem
hasProcessionalRoute Star Street
historic pilgrimage route from Jerusalem to Bethlehem
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
inscriptionLanguage Arabic
English
French
locatedIn Bethlehem
State of Palestine
West Bank
mainBuilding Basilica of the Nativity
notableFor continuous Christian worship since antiquity
historic Christian pilgrimage processions
religious, cultural and historical significance to Christianity
originalConstructionCentury 4th century
periodOfSignificance 4th century AD to present
rebuiltInCentury 6th century
religion Christianity
removedFromListOfWorldHeritageInDanger 2019
significantEvent traditional site of the birth of Jesus
UNESCORegion Arab States
linked to: Arab states
UNESCOSiteType Cultural
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory Birthplace of Jesus
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 1433

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Star Street partOfUNESCOSite Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem
Low Entrance partOf UNESCO World Heritage Site Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem
linked to: Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem