The Poor Box Inside The Church Of The Nativity, Or Basilica Of The Nativity, Bethlehem Editorial Image

The Church of the Nativity, or Basilica of the Nativity,[a] 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.Bethlehem December 6, 2007