探访耶稣诞生地
伯利恒(Bethlehem)是耶稣的出生地,素有“圣城中的圣城”之称。伯利恒是巴勒斯坦中部城市,位于耶路撒冷以南10公里,是一个人口不多、面积不大,但却闻名世界的城市。
2012年,耶稣诞生地——伯利恒圣诞教堂和朝圣线路(Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem)作为文化遗产被联合国教科文组织世界遗产委员会列入《世界遗产名录》。
世界遗产委员会的评价:
这一入选遗产位于耶路撒冷以南10公里,自从公元2世纪以来,就被基督教传统认定为耶稣的诞生地。公元339年,在此建成第一座教堂,公元6世纪的火灾后,在此基础上重建的教堂保留了原有建筑精美的马赛克地板。这一遗产地还包括拉丁、希腊东正教、方济会和亚美尼亚修道院和教堂,以及钟楼、露台花园和一条朝圣路线。
Brief Description
The inscribed property is situated 10 km south of Jerusalem on the site identified by Christian tradition as the birthplace of Jesus since the 2nd century. A church was first completed there in ad 339 and the edifice that replaced it after a fire in the 6th century retains elaborate floor mosaics from the original building. The site also includes Latin, Greek Orthodox, Franciscan and Armenian convents and churches, as well as bell towers, terraced gardens and a pilgrimage route.