Basilica of the Nativity

Star of Bethlehem.
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12 august 2015Travel time: 18 march 2014
According to legend, this Christian church was built in Bethlehem over the birthplace of Jesus Christ. Here is the greatest Christian shrine - the cave of the Nativity. The birthplace of Christ is marked with a silver star, which is called the Bethlehem star. There is an amazing icon of the Mother of God of Bethlehem here. The peculiarity of this icon is that it is the only one of the icons of the Mother of God on which the Blessed Virgin smiles. This icon is considered miraculous. Women pray before her, first of all, for the gift of children, so she is all hung with chains, crosses and rings as a token of gratitude. Of the minuses - now a part of the Temple is being reconstructed here and a very short time has been allocated for access to the Star of Bethlehem, during which you need to have time to kneel, touch, and, without delay, immediately give way to another.
Perhaps that is why this place does not cause such reverent awe as the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, from visiting which just goosebumps run through the body .. .
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