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The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, also known as the Church of the Resurrection, is a fourth-century church in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. It is considered to be the holiest site for Christians in the world and has been the most important pilgrimage site for Christians since the fourth century .
Apr 24, 2024 · Church of the Holy Sepulchre, church built on the traditional site of Jesus’ Crucifixion and burial in the Old City area of Jerusalem. According to the Bible, the tomb was close to the place of the Crucifixion, and so the church was planned to enclose the site of both the cross and the tomb.
As 12th-century maps reveal, the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem was the spiritual focus of Christendom and its most important pilgrimage center. The church was laid out to enable pilgrims to move from chapel to chapel, their visit culminating in the Holy Sepulchre itself.
Feb 26, 2021 · The Church of the Holy Sepulchre commemorates the traditional location of Jesus’s death and resurrection. Undergoing several major phases of construction, what began as a place of execution and burial has been transformed into a magnificent, complex church over the centuries: first, in the fourth century A.D., as the Constantinian Church of ...
Nov 24, 2020 · Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Israel. Built on the believed site of the crucifixion, tomb and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre is possibly the holiest site in Christianity.
Oct 23, 2012 · The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, called Church of the Resurrection (Anastasis) by Eastern Christians, is a large Christian church within the Old City of Jerusalem.
Aug 20, 2021 · So why is the Church of the Holy Sepulchre so important to Christians worldwide? What can you see inside? And when should you come? Here’s a complete visitor’s guide to the magnificent Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is revered as the site of Jesus’s death, burial, and resurrection. BAR readers get a look at the church’s history and tradition in light of new archaeological research.
Mar 31, 2021 · Take a pilgrimage to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the holiest site in Christendom, in the Spring 2021 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review. Situated in the northwestern section of Jerusalem’s Old City, the church commemorates the traditional location of Jesus’s death, burial, and resurrection. With 22 chapels, a crypt, and many other ...
Aug 9, 2023 · A partially excavated floor in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem in June 2023 reveals the different types of construction and masonry used throughout the centuries.
