Altar Of Sistine Chapel And Oratory Of The Nativity In The Basilica Of Santa Maria Maggiori In Rome Italy. Under The High Altar Of The Basilica Is The Crypt Of The Nativity Or Bethlehem Crypt, With A Crystal Reliquary Designed By Giuseppe Valadier Said To Contain Wood From The Holy Crib Of The Nativity Of Jesus Christ. Here Is The Burial Place Of Saint Jerome, The 4Th-Century Doctor Of The Church Who Translated The Bible Into The Latin Language The Vulgate.

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