How Did The Site Affect The Church Of The Nativity

During the year 326, St. Helena and Constantine ordered the town to build a church right over the cave where Jesus was born. The project – the Church of the Nativity – was finished on May 31, 339. Not only did Jesus’ birth take place under the church, but St. Jerome was actually buried underneath the church as well in Bethlehem. Later on, in 530 A.D., Justinian had the church destroyed. In place of it, he built a bigger church. The church Justinian built is the one there today.
The Persians in A.D. 614, spared the Church of the Nativity. Allegedly it was out of respect for a mosaic of the Magi shown wearing Persian attire.
The invasion of Jerusalem by the Crusaders on June 6, 1009, led to the crowning of Baldwin I and Baldwin II. Cooperation between Byzantines and Franks led to the redecoration of the interior during 1165 till 1169. This event had been recorded by the Greek inscription on the north transept of the Church of the Nativity. The Church of the Nativity also survived destruction during the Mamluk as well as Ottoman periods. The marble in the church was burglarized by Ottomans. It now can be found at the Temple Mount in the city of Jerusalem. …show more content…
This was a critical period in international crises over Holy Places. In the year 1852, the shared custody of Church of the Nativity was granted to Roman Catholic, Armenian as well as Greek Orthodox churches. Grotto of the Nativity is cared for by the Greeks. A little rectangular opening to the church called The Door of Humility was constructed in the Ottoman times in order to prevent the looters carts being driven inside. It also prevented the most influential visitor to get off from the horse while entering the sacred