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Church of the Nativity (church)

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A church in Bethlehem, located on the cave traditionally considered to be the birthplace of Jesus of Nazareth

Names

  • Latin: ecclesia natiuitatis Domini 1-2

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Events mentioned by Burchard of Mount Sion 1 c.1280c.128414th C1864
Events mentioned by Odoric of Pordenone 2 1318-13301330c. 13501864

Sources

  • 1ecclesia natiuitatis Domini: Burchard of Mount Sion, Descriptio Terrae Sanctae, in J. C. M. Laurent, ed., Peregrinatores Medii Aevi Quatuor (Leipzig: C. P. Melzeri, 1864), IX 10. [Latin].
  • 2ecclesia natiuitatis Domini: Odoric of Pordenone, Liber de Terra Sancta, in J. C. M. Laurent, ed., Peregrinatores Medii Aevi Quatuor (Leipzig: C. P. Melzeri, 1864), XXXIX 2. [Latin].

How to Cite This Entry

Thomas A. Carlson, Evan Willford, and Margaret Gaida, “Church of the Nativity” in Thomas A. Carlson, ed. Historical Index of the Medieval Middle East, last modified September 16, 2021, https://medievalmideast.org/place/328.

Additional credit information:

  • Thomas A. Carlson: Data merging and XML; abstract; and matching from Laurent's Peregrinatores medii aevi quattuor
  • Evan Willford: place categorization and Wikipedia matching and GPS coordinates
  • Margaret Gaida: categorization from Laurent's Peregrinatores medii aevi quattuor
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