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2 days ago · The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, [a] also known as the Church of the Resurrection, [b] is a fourth-century church in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. [1] It is considered to be the holiest site for Christians in the world, as it has been the most important pilgrimage site for Christianity since the fourth century .
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Mar 20, 2024 · Jerusalem, Dec 22, 2023 / 10:16 am (CNA). On December 21, new updates on the ongoing work at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem were presented to leaders of the three communities responsible for the basilica: the Greek Orthodox, the Roman Catholic (Custody of the Holy Land), and the Armenian Apostolic churches.
Mar 8, 2024 · May 23, 2020. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is reopening this weekend, after being closed in late March due to... Read more. Church of the Holy Sepulchre closed indefinitely....
1 day ago · The Ladder — with its five or six rungs of cedar — leans against an upper window of Jerusalem’s famed Church of the Holy Sepulchre. It’s stood in the same spot for at least 150 years. What’s it doing there? The Old City of Jerusalem is home to many religious sites, one of which is the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
4 days ago · The Status Quo concerns the possession and rights of Catholic and Orthodox Christian communities at important sanctuaries including the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher, the Basilica of the...
23 hours ago · Easter is the holiest of days, and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the site where Jesus is believed to have died, is one of the most sacred sites for Christians.
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Mar 11, 2024 · In about 326 AD construction began on the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. First by removing the Roman temple, then by removing all of the dirt fill. This revealed tombs dug into the quarry. One was identified as the tomb of Jesus by the then Bishop of Jerusalem (named Macarius). Model of the Byzantine Church of the Holy Sepulchre