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The oldest known Christian pilgrimage itinerary, drawn up by the so-called Pilgrim of Bordeaux, includes a visit to Bethlehem between 333 and 334 AD
Professor Meyer said: “In his itinerary called Itinerarium Burdigalense, he affirms of Bethlehem that ‘a basilica has been built there by order of Constantine’.
“Helen’s construction of the church of Bethlehem and that of another at the site of Christ’s ascension on the Mount of Olives can also be verified by the famous 4th century church historian Eusebius in his book Vita Constantini, who He declared ‘so did Helena … she erected over it two mystical caves these two noble and beautiful monuments of devotion’.
“More than 2,000 years after his birth, despite wicked man’s best efforts to destroy his memory, Jesus Christ remains the centerpiece of human history.
“This event is celebrated with the sustained commemoration of his birth in the Church of the Nativity.”
However, doubts remain as to whether Jesus was actually born in the city of Bethlehem.
The story is supported by the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, but not by Mark and John, the four canonical Gospels.
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