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Places \\ The pillars of the Church of Nativity, Bethlehem 
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St Helen, in 327-333, built a majestic Basilica over the cave of the Birth of Christ in Bethlehem, Israel. The interior of the Basilica has been preserved in its original state as rebuilt by the emperor Justinian two hundred years later. The Basilica has five aisles which are separated with forty monolithic pillars of Corinthian style.
According to tradition, when the Persians under Hosroy invaded Palestine in 614, they showed respect to the Church of Nativity, recognizing in the mosaic of the Narthex, the three Persian Magoi offering their gifts to the divine baby.
20. July 2010
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