Picture of Stained glass window in the Church of St Catherine (Bethlehem, Palestinian Territories)

Religious scene depicted in a stained glass window in the Church of St Catherine

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Built over the cave where Jesus is supposed to have been born, the Church of the Nativity probably is the oldest operating church in the world, and one of the main destinations for religious tourists.
Crossing Manger Square, the main square of Bethlehem, you see a collection of buildings and towers right ahead: the Church of the Nativity. It was built in the early 4th century by Saint Helena, the mother of Emperor Constantine I, the first Christian Roman emperor. The church replaced a pagan site worshipping Adonis; its construction was the first of many steps in the spreading of Christianity around the world. The original building was burnt down in the Samaritan revolt of the 6th century, and was rebuilt soon afterwards. When the Persians sacked Bethlehem in the 7th century, they spared the Church of the Nativity after seeing the Three Magi, wearing Persian clothes, depicted inside the church.
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