Identifier: opencourt_dec1909caru (find matches)
Title: The Open court
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Carus, Paul, 1852-1919 Open Court Publishing company, Chicago
Subjects: Religion Religion and science
Publisher: Chicago : The Open Court Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: Morris Library, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Digitizing Sponsor: CARLI: Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois

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The grotto of the Nativity was definitely localized in Bethlehem at a very early date, certainly not later than the second century, for Justin Martyr mentions it as a rock-cut cave. There is 7IO THE OPEN COURT. no reason to doubt that he refers to the spot where Constantine erected a basilica dedicated to the Virgin Mary, which is still stand-
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ing, though much changed and several times rebuilt in parts. St. Jerome lived here 34 years of his life. His study, a rock-cut room, is still shown to the traveler. Here he translated the Bible into Latin, THE BIRTHPLACE OF JESUS. 711 and here he died and was buried, A hallway connects the place ofhis literary labors with the vault which holds his tomb and those ofhis faithful admirers and disciples, a certain Eusebius (not the Church historian) and two Roman ladies, Paula and Eustochium. Two staircases lead down to the chapel of the Nativity, one in the south from the Greek chapel, the other in the north from the Armenian chapel. It is a cave 38 feet long and ii feet wide. A niche at the east end near the southern stairs has been marked in the pavement by a silver star as the very spot of Christs nativity, and on a marble tablet we read the words, Hie de Virgine Maria,

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