holy family. and this is seen as a connecting point between heaven and earth. to our right, we have the armenian altar... [ music continues ] ...and to the left, a small altar, as well. here in bethlehem, we get christmas three times. >> [ chuckles ] >> we have christmas on december 25th for the western rite, and the catholics will celebrate christmas eve mass there and then bring a doll of jesus and put it in the grotto of the nativity. on january 7th, we have greek orthodox christmas, and then, on january 19th, we have armenian christmas. so it's a very special place in christian religious experience. >> wow. this is a totally different world. >> it is -- we've stepped from the east into the west, and we've walked into the medieval cloister of the church of saint catherine, named for saint catherine of alexandria, but the real hero, the real star