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Jesus' mother is
believed to have lived here from 37 AD until her death in ~45
AD. Despite no "proven" physical evidence ever having
been found, the case for this somewhat surprising claim is actually
quite rational and convincing and the foundations and floor contents
"date" correctly for these years. "Discovered"
in 1892 by sceptical priests wishing to disprove the hugely controversial
vision of Bavarian nun Catherina Emmerich, it was already well-known
to local Muslims & Christians, who had been visiting it for
the Feast of the Assumption since time immemorial. It is now officially
accepted by the Catholic & Orthodox Churches as "the
true site" rather than the "traditional" one in
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