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      The Nativity Basilica on the Birthplace of Jesus in Bethlehem


      (c) copyright 1996. Text prepared by Fr. John Abela ofm
      based on articles by Fr. Eugenio Alliata ofm, Fr. Metodio Brlek ofm, Fr. Enrique Bermejo ofm and Fr. Eugene Hoade ofm.

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