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  1. 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 ...

  2. 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.

  3. Mar 30, 2021 · WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 30, 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.

  4. Jan 14, 2023 · by World History Edu · January 14, 2023. Church of the Holy Sepulchre: Location, History, Construction, Importance, & Other Interesting Facts. On the Eve of the Orthodox Churchs Easter, a blue light mysteriously shines from the tomb (located in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre) where Jesus is believed to be buried.

  5. Jan 15, 2020 · K. Kris Hirst. Updated on January 15, 2020. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, first built in the 4th century C.E., is one of Christianity's holiest sites, venerated as the place of their founder Jesus Christ's crucifixion, burial, and resurrection.

  6. Mar 31, 2021 · 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 features, the church complex covers a total area of roughly 1.25 acres and rises 112 feet at its highest point.

  7. Originally built by the mother of Emperor Constantine in AD 330, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher commemorates the hill of crucifixion and the tomb of Christ’s burial. On grounds of tradition alone, this church is the best candidate for the location of these events. The Garden Tomb was not identified as the tomb of Jesus until the 19th century.

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