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In the grotto under the altar of the Church of the Nativity, a silver star marks this sacred spot where the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth.
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The Wise Men’s adoration of the Christ child is depicted in this stained glass window over the entrance to St. Catherine’s Church. Here in Bethlehem’s Basilica of the Nativity pilgrims visit the traditional birthplace of Jesus.
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In the cloister of St. Catherine's church is a statue of St. Jerome. During the 4th century A.D. in a cave adjacent to the birthplace of Jesus, he translated the Bible from Hebrew into Latin. Jerome's translation, know as the Vulgate, became the official Bible of the Catholic Church.
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Statues of Jerome, 4th century translator of the Hebrew Bible into Latin (Vulgate), and of St. Catherine, a Christian martyr, grace the cloister adjacent to the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.
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In the grotto under the central altar of the Church of the Nativity is a silver commemorating the birth of Christ. The star links the traditon of the Magi to Bethelehem. "We have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him ... And lo, the star went before them, till it came over the place where the Child was." (Matthew 2:1-13).
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