Restoration Work
We arrived at the Church of the Nativity early this morning to view the Grotto of the Nativity. The Church of the Nativity is actually part of a much larger compound that houses three different monasteries: Greek Orthodox, Armenian Apostolic and Roman Catholic. The actual Grotto of the Nativity is in the Greek Orthodox section of the compound. This is some of the restoration work going on around the entrance to the grotto. Here a restorationist works to painstakingly uncover fescoes and mosaics that were plastered over during the church's long history.
LOCATION:
Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, Palestine
DATE TAKEN:
November 29th, 2017
Restoration Work
We arrived at the Church of the Nativity early this morning to view the Grotto of the Nativity. The Church of the Nativity is actually part of a much larger compound that houses three different monasteries: Greek Orthodox, Armenian Apostolic and Roman Catholic. The actual Grotto of the Nativity is in the Greek Orthodox section of the compound. This is some of the restoration work going on around the entrance to the grotto. Here a restorationist works to painstakingly uncover fescoes and mosaics that were plastered over during the church's long history.
LOCATION:
Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, Palestine
DATE TAKEN:
November 29th, 2017