A 14 pointed silver star beneath the central altar at the Church of the Nativity marks the exact spot where Jesus was born, and symbolizes the Star of Bethlehem, the harbinger of the Incarnation and Redemption. It is surrounded by the Latin inscription: HICDE VIRGINE MARIA JESUS CHRISTUS NATUS EST (Here Jesus Christ was born to the Virgin Mary).
- Categories: Religion & Belief, Arts, Culture & Entertainment
- Location: Israel
- Event date: 12.07.1997
- Date published: 12.05.2010
- Author: Yuryi Abramochkin
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: 97-339, 35 mm film
- Media: JPEG, 5225x3544px, 7Mb