Chapel of the Shepherd's Field - Bethlehem, Palestine
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N 31° 42.424 E 035° 13.793
36R E 711315 N 3510128
The Shepherds' Field Chapel is a Roman Catholic religious building, in the area of Beit Sahur, southeast of Bethlehem in the West Bank in Palestine.
Waymark Code: WM14J57
Location: Palestine
Date Posted: 07/14/2021
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"The Shepherds' Field Chapel is a Roman Catholic religious building, in the area of Beit Sahur, southeast of Bethlehem in the West Bank in Palestine. The chapel marks the place where, according to Catholic tradition, angels first announced the birth of Christ.
The location is traditionally held to be not only the site of the Annunciation to the shepherds, but also the place mentioned in Ruth 2:2, where Ruth gleaned grain for herself and Naomi.
The Shepherds' Field Chapel was built by the Franciscans in 1953. It is not far from the Greek Orthodox Der El Rawat Chapel, commemorating the same event.
The Chapel was designed by architect Antonio Barluzzi. Under the chapel is a large cave.
It has five apses that mimic the structure of a nomadic tent in gray. The words of the angel to the shepherds incristas gold. An image depicting the birth of Jesus can be seen in the place."
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