Location Bethlehem Denomination Roman Catholic Church | Country Palestine Address Beit Sahour. Beit Sahour | |
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Similar Chapel of the Milk Grotto, Church of Saint Catherine, Church of the Nativity, Church of Saint Anne - Jerusalem, Church of the Primacy o | ||
The Shepherd's Field Chapel is the name given to a religious building of the Catholic church that is in the area of Beit Sahur southeast of Bethlehem in the West Bank in Palestine. Has relevance for Catholics because there the first announcement of the birth of Christ is celebrated.
It is a chapel built by the Franciscans and that is very close but separated from other structure belonging to the Greek Orthodox Church. Its history dates back to the V century when the first sanctuary was built. It was built near the ruins of an ancient monastery in 1953 with the design of architect A. Barluzzi and decorated with images of the annunciation to the shepherds and childhood of Jesus.
It has five apses that mimic the structure of a nomadic tent in gray. The words of the angel to the shepherds incristas gold. Under the church is a large cave. An image depicting the birth of Jesus can be seen in the place.