On Christmas Day 1100 Baldwin I, first king of the Frankish Kingdom of Jerusalem, was crowned in Bethlehem, and that year a Latin episcopate was also established in the town. 1100年的圣诞节,首位法兰克国王鲍德温一世在耶路撒冷加冕。也是在那一年,一个拉丁教职也在该城镇确立了。
On the 11th November 1720 the Custos of the Holy Land writes to the Holy Congregation Propaganda Fide that some persons had made the population of Bethlehem rise against the Franciscans. 西元1720年十一月十一日,圣地监管Custos写信给HolyCongregationPropagandaFide圣座传信部指出有些人鼓动白冷居民对抗方济会士们。
Bethlehem (Arabic:بيت لحمBayt Lahm Arabic pronunciation:[beːt.laħm]; "House of Meat", Bēt Laḥm; Hebrew: בֵּית לֶחֶםBet Lehem, Modern: Bet Lehem[bet ˈleχem], lit. "House of Bread"; Ancient Greek: Βηθλεέμ[bɛːtʰle.ém]; Latin:Bethleem) is a Palestinian city located in the central West Bank, Palestine, about 10km (6.2 miles) south of Jerusalem. Its population is approximately 25,000 people. It is the capital of the Bethlehem Governorate. The economy is primarily tourist-driven.