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Church of the Nativity
Basilica in Bethlehem, Palestine
For other uses, see Church of the Nativity (disambiguation).
| Church of the Nativity | |
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Facade of the Church of the Nativity (left) and Armenian monastery (right), 2012 | |
| Affiliation | Shared: Catholic, Armenian Apostolic, and Greek Orthodox Church, with minor Coptic Orthodox, Ethiopian Tewahedo Orthodox, and Syriac Orthodox rites[1] |
| Status | Active |
| Location | Bethlehem, West Bank |
| Country | Palestine |
| Geographic coordinates | 31°42′15.5″N35°12′27.3″E / 31.704306°N 35.207583°E / 31.704306; 35.207583 |
| Type | Byzantine (Constantine the Great and Justinian I) |
| Style | Romanesque |
| Groundbreaking | 326 |
| Completed | c. 565 |
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
| Official name: Birthplace of Jesus: the Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem | |
| Type | Cultural Heritage |
| Criteria | iv, vi |
| Designated | 2012[2] |
| Reference no. | 1433 |
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