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SOPHRONIUS OF JERUSALEM (ca. 600 A.D.)
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The old town of Bethlehem is situated on a long, narrow hill stretching from west to east. The ecclesiastical complex of the Nativity Church is found at its eastern extremity. The Greek monastery (left) and the Franciscan Friary (rigth) flank the two sides of the 6th century basilica, built atop the original grotto where our Lord Jesus Christ was born from the Virgin Mary. The central nave and the two very short arms of this cross-shaped church terminate with a semicircular apse. Because of this particular shape, Sophronius describes the monument as a "Triconch".
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