Icon of the Nativity

Item

Title
Icon of the Nativity
Description
This is a digital reproduction of a wall painted icon depicting the Nativity scene, held in St. Nicholas Church, Beit Jala, a short distance from Bethlehem.The icon is painted in the Jerusalem Style of the late 19th and early 20th century and is located on the nitch of the left side small altar of the church. The size of the nitch base circumference is 196 cm, while the nitch base diameter is 130 cm X 149 cm height.
Identifier
pb_sn_cha_9120698
Subject
Bethlehem
Palestine
St. Nicholas Icons collection
Beit Jala
devotional objects
icons
Orthodox Bethlehem
saints
License
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Creator
Unknown
Contributor
Faten Nastas Mitwasi
Jabra Mitwasi
Type
Egg tempera and acrylic on wall
Source
St.Nicholas Church, Beit Jala
Spatial Coverage
31.716105626668842/ 35.189589871
Rights Holder
Faten Nastas Mitwasi and Jabra Mitwasi.
Date (approximate)
c.1925