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Interior of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem

2016-806
Accession Number
2016-806
3.1 x 2.1 inches
Black & White
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NAID 348728507
Related Collection
Daniel, Margaret Truman and E. Clifton Daniel Papers
Keywords
Church buildings
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Palphot

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Description
This is a commercial photograph of the interior of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. E. Clifton Daniel, Jr. wrote on the back of the photograph: "This is the inside of the ancient church on the site of Christ's birth." The church was commissioned by the Emperor Constantine and his mother, Helena in 327 C.E. The Basilica was completed in 339 C.E. The church was destroyed and then rebuilt in 565 C.E. Part of a group of photographs originally sent by E. Clifton Daniel, Jr. to his mother.
Date(s)
ca.
1950