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"It's almost certainly the Church of the Nutrition, which was dedicated to the upbringing of Christ, and mentioned in a 7th Century pilgrim's account."
So sometime between when Jesus died, and the 7th century, a church was built over what someone claimed was Jesus's childhood home. We know that there are loads of nonsense out there claiming to be the true this or that of some religious figure, because it would draw people to the area. Think about that 700 year period, and the chance that someone would have even remembered where he lived, let alone built a church sometime in that time period. We know there is motive for these sorts of things. The reality is, yes, it could be, but the odds are pretty slim. And even if so, who cares? It's maybe a neat curiosity, that's it.
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