In Bethlehem, the Church of the Nativity originally built by the
Christian Emperor Constantine during the fourth century is
located above a cave that legend holds is the place of Christ's
birth. It's impossible to know whether the spot truly is where
the Virgin Mary delivered the Son of God. Nevertheless, one
interesting fact about the Church is that all pilgrims who
venture to see the supposed place where the holy child was laid
in a manger must first enter through The Door of Humility. The
Door of Humility is a small rectangular entrance that was
created during Ottoman times to prevent carts from being driven
in by looters, and to force even the most prominent of visitors
to dismount from their horses before entering. Famed Bible
commentator William Barclay once noted of the door: "There is
something beautiful in the symbolism that the church where the
cave is has a door so low that all must stoop to enter. It is
supremely fitting that every man should approach the infant
Jesus upon his knees." Few virtues