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| | Church of the Holy Sepulchre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The Edicule of the Holy Sepulchre (The Tomb of Christ) with the dome of the rotunda visible above. | | | Main Entrance to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre | | | To the left, or west, is the Rotunda of the Anastasis beneath the larger of the church's two domes, in the center of which is the Educule of the Holy Sepulchre itself. |
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| | The Church of the Holy Sepulchre- Jerusalem, Israel - VirtualTourist.com |
| | The Church of the Holy Sepulchre: Dome of the Rotunda | | | The Church of the Holy Sepulchre: Church of the Holy Sepulchre V | | | The Church of the Holy Sepulchre- Jerusalem, Israel - VirtualTourist.com |
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| | Holy Sepulchre |
| | The Church of the Holy Sepulchre or Sacred Tomb | | | In the middle of the church is the «navel of the earth», that symbolises the spiritual centre of the earth (Ezekiel 38:12). | | | Is the main church of the orthodox and it’s a basilica with dome. |
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| | Church of the Holy Sepulcher (BiblePlaces.com) |
| | Church of the Holy Sepulcher (The New Jerusalem Mosaic, Hebrew University) Highlights the construction of the Byzantine church by the Emperor Constantine. | | | The Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the Crusader Period (The New Jerusalem Mosaic, Hebrew University) Tells of the rebuilding of the destroyed church by the Crusaders, the structure which is preserved in the present day building. | | | Church of the Holy Sepulcher a Beehive of Activity (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) Contrasts the cacophony of religious clashes by day with the quiet meditation of clerics and pilgrims by night. |
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| | Holy Fire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The Holy Fire (Greek 'Αγιο Φως, "Holy Light") is believed by Orthodox Christians to be a miracle that occurs every year at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Holy Saturday, the day preceding Orthodox Easter. | | | The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is a tall building with a metallic steeple, which could attract the fire and channel it inside. | | | Daniel mentions a blue incandescence descending from the dome to the edicula where the patriarch awaits the holy fire. |
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| | Church of the Holy Sepulchre - MSN Encarta |
| | Church of the Holy Sepulchre, basilica in Jerusalem, built over the site in the garden of Joseph of Arimathea where Jesus is believed to have been placed in his tomb after the Crucifixion. | | | Search Encarta about Church of the Holy Sepulchre | | | By the 14th century, both Catholic and Orthodox monks (see Orthodox Church) were sharing the care of the building, with other Christian groups (such as the Egyptian Coptic Church and the Syrians) claiming rights of access. |
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| | Church of the Holy Sepulchre |
| | The Church of the Holy Sepulchre was built by Constantine I the Great during the fourth century, after he became christian, and turned Christianity to the official religion of the Roman empire. | | | The Church of the Holy Sepulchre was also called the Church of Resurrection (Anastasis). | | | The history of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre |
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| | Saudi Aramco World : A Church In Jordan |
| | The keys of The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, however, are traditonally kept in the custody of the Muslim Nuseibeh family. | | | But the one building often uppermost in the minds of visitors to the Jordanian metropolis is the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. | | | Because of the firmans of Malimud II (1834) and Abdul Megid (1841), which laid down the principles of the status quo in the sacred places of the Holy Land, the properties, rights and privileges of the respective communions in the church have not appreciably changed. |
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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Holy Sepulchre |
| | No further mention of the place of the Holy Sepulchre is found until the beginning of the fourth century. | | | Helena and Macarius, having made fruitless inquiries as to the existence of the Cross, turned their attention to the place of the Passion and Resurrection, which was known to be occupied by a temple of Venus erected by the Romans in the time of Hadrian, or later. | | | That, on the contrary, the wall took an irregular course, excluding the Sepulchre, seems to have been sufficiently proved by the discoveries, in recent years, of masses of masonry to the east and southeast of the church. |
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| | Church of the Holy Sepulchre Church in Jerusalem |
| | The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is built over the Holy Sites widely believed to be the Rock of Golgotha, where Christ was crucified, and the rock-cut tomb into which his body was placed and from where, on the third day, rose from the dead. | | | The Church has stood over these Holy Places since 336 when Constantine the Great built the first physical basilica. | | | Standing over the tomb of Christ is the Aedicule (little house) which was most recently re-built in 1810 to replace the structure lost in the fire of 1808. |
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| | The Church of the Holy Sepulcher |
| | This courtyard, outside the present-day Church of the Holy Sepulcher, is partly supported by a large, vaulted cistern. | | | Since the Crusades, the precincts and fabric of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher have come into the possession of three major denominations: the Greek Orthodox, the Armenian Orthodox and the (Latin) Roman Catholic. | | | On a large, smoothed stone which was incorporated in this wall, a pilgrim to the original church left a drawing of a merchant ship and the Latin inscription: "O Lord, we shall go." Beneath the apse of the present-day catholicon, part of the apse that marked the western end of the original church was exposed. |
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| | Sacred Places: Holy Sepulchre, Israel |
| | Tomb of Christ in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre | | | The Sacred Stone), which is preserved and revered in the Angel's Chapel under the dome in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. | | | Besides the Holy Sepulchre itself, the building also houses the Calvary or Golgotha where Christ was crucified. |
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| | Church of the Holy Sepulchre - Jerusalem |
| | Recent visit to Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre text excerpts from the chapter "The Church of the Holy Sepulchre" in "Beyond the Walls: Churches of Jerusalem" written by Aviva Bar-Am. | | | The following excerpts are from the chapter "The Church of the Holy Sepulchre" in "Beyond the Walls: Churches of Jerusalem" written by Aviva Bar-Am. | | | It took 50 years to build the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, which was inaugurated in 1149. |
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| | CNN - Single door in Church of the Holy Sepulchre may not accommodate throngs of pilgrims - November 13, 1999 |
| | Single door in Church of the Holy Sepulchre may not accommodate throngs of pilgrims | | | Government and religious officials have grown concerned that the ancient church cannot cope with the burgeoning number of pilgrims crowding the traditional site of the entombment of Jesus, particularly because a single doorway serves as the only entrance and exit. | | | CNN - Single door in Church of the Holy Sepulchre may not accommodate throngs of pilgrims - November 13, 1999 |
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| | Calvary, Church of the Holy Sepulchre |
| | The Talmudists and the Fathers of the Church were aware of this tradition, and it survives in the skulls and bones placed at the foot of the crucifix. | | | It was fifteen paces from the Holy Sepulchre. | | | The spirit of investigation had awakened in the Church long years previous to them; and the accredited custodians of the tradition, the Jerusalem community, had been ruled by a continuous succession of bishops since Apostolic times. |
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| | St Sepulchre |
| | Smith, who worshiped in the church and received communion here before starting out on his many voyages, was a larger-than-life hero who managed to walk unscathed through a string of hair-raising escapades. | | | These associations led to the church's rededication during the 15th century. | | | o the Church of the Holy Sepulchre without Newgate, to give it its full title, became firmly established as an important city church. |
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| | THE LADDER AT THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE |
| | Each year, a sacred event called the Descent of the Holy Fire occurs in the Edicule inside the rotunda of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. | | | In this photo, dated mid-20th century (but possibly from an earlier period), a man carrying the holy fire is borne aloft by a crowd of Russian pilgrims (far left side of left photo) as they depart from the church after observing the ceremony. | | | The photo on the left was taken about 1875 by Felix Bonfils, a noted 19th century Holy Land photographer. |
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| | Mass at Church of the Holy Sepulchre |
| | On his arrival in the church, the Holy Father venerated the Stone of Anointing, where Christ's body was prepared for burial, and prayed in the "Anastasis", or shrine built over Christ's empty tomb. | | | Jubilee Pilgrimage culminates in Mass at Church of the Holy Sepulchre | | | With fraternal esteem and affection I greet Patriarch Diodoros of the Greek Orthodox Church and Patriarch Torkom of the Armenian Orthodox Church, the representatives of the Coptic, Syrian and Ethiopian Churches, as well as of the Anglican and Lutheran Communities. |
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| | Church of the Holy Sepulchre site of traditional Calvary |
| | That heathen church flourished and was found intact by St. Helena when she made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem in 325 A.D. Consequently, work started on the demolition of the old Roman temple and the building of a Christian basilica covering the holy sites. | | | Nine of the stations are along the Via Dolorosa while the last five are within the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. | | | Church of the Holy Sepulchre site of traditional Calvary |
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| | Church of the Holy Sepulchre |
| | In the 2000 years since Jesus's death the Christian Church has fragmented into innumerable sects and this fact is very evident today at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. | | | The article on the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the March-April 2001 issue of Archaeology by Elizabeth J. Himelford describes the situation at the Church so vividly that I have appended the author's story to my remarks. | | | Presently space has been allotted to the Armenian Church, the Greek Orthodox Church, the Coptic Church, the Syrian Jacobite Church, and the Latin Churches. |
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| | BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE |
| | Main entrance to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre - last rebuilt by the | | | It originally consisted of three connected structures: a basilica, called the Martyrium; an open-air atrium called the Triportico that was built around a protruding rock, the traditional Rock of Calvary; and an open-air rotunda, called the Anastasis (Resurrection), which contained the remains of a cave, the traditional burial site of Jesus. | | | Of all the places I’ve been in the Old City of Jerusalem, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre is one of my favorites. |
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| | Biblical places: Church Of The Holy Sepulchre |
| | The Church Of The Holy Sepulchre is a large church located in the Christian Quarter of Jerusalem, at the end of the way of the Via Dolorosa (Stations of the Cross). | | | The church is venerated by many Christians, especially Catholics, as one of the holiest of shrines, while the Garden Tomb is believed to be the true site by many Protestants. | | | The present church was erected in 1149 AD by the Crusaders. |
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| | The Church of the Holy Sepulchre Jerusalem |
| | Visitors of all religions are requested to enter the Church of the Holy Sepulchre modestly dressed. | | | The church is open daily from 5:00am to 9:00pm (4:00am to 8:00pm at wintertime), admission is free. | | | In addition, five Christian communities share the Church today: the Roman Catholic, the Greek Orthodox, the Armenian, the Coptic and the Syrian Orthodox, each has its own part inside the church. |
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| | Church of the Holy Sepulchre |
| | The patriarch of the church offered an invitation to Omar to pray in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. | | | Omar refused, saying, "If I had prayed in the church, it would have been lost to you, for the Believers would have taken it, saying, "Omar prayed here." Still, the church was not completely saved. | | | In 1009 the Fatimid caliph Hakim had the church systematically destroyed. |
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| | The Holy Sepulchre [in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre] |
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| | Israel Yesterday & Today |
| | This church is built over the remains of Golgatha where Christ was crucified and the tomb where he was buried and rose.The first Christian community held liturgical clebrations here until 66 AD. | | | Constantine built the first Church of the Resurrection in the 300s. | | | Pilgrims from every nation and tradition pray at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.Six Christian groups occupy the church and offer religious services and liturgies - Latin Catholics, Greek Orthodox, Armenians, Syrians, Copts, and Ethiopians. |
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| | History Channel - UNESCO |
| | Jerusalem also holds one of Christianity's most venerated spaces of worship—the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, which Christians believe occupies the site of Jesus Christ's crucifixion, burial, and resurrection. | | | Since its first destruction and subsequent restoration, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre was alternately destroyed and rebuilt several more times. | | | In the northwest quarter of the Old City, the church still stands at the end of Via Dolorose, the Path of Sorrows, believed by Christians to be the path along which Jesus carried his cross to Calvalry. |
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| | IgoUgo: Jerusalem Attractions, Jerusalem Festivals, Things To Do In Jerusalem |
| | This is one of the most important Christian shrines in the Holy Land, and is held by the Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Armenian Orthodox, Coptic, Ethiopian and Jacobite Churches. | | | The Church of the Holy Sepulcre is an extremely interesting spot. | | | Part of the intrigue is that it is owned by 8 different churches and each church has its own section (some only made it to the roof) It is very dark, has amazing murals, and after visiting it I began asking a lot of questions about the Orthodox church. |
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| | Rolling Stone : Live From The Church Of The Holy Sepulchre |
| | Beyond: Live From The Church Of The Holy Sepulchre | | | Live From The Church Of The Holy Sepulchre | | | Play Live From The Church Of The Holy Sepulchre Trivia. |
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| | Church of the Holy Sepulchre RELIGIOUS BUILDING Northampton UNITED KINGDOM |
| | Although the Church of the Holy Sepulchre has always attracted tourists from all over the world, the visitor season is now busy receiving thousands of UK and global tourists to view the best kept of only four round churches still standing in the country. | | | Church of the Holy Sepulchre RELIGIOUS BUILDING Northampton UNITED KINGDOM | | | In 1979, the church architect declared the building unsafe and predicted that in 25 years it would be a rubble heap if left to the elements. |
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| | Find in a Library: [Church of the Holy Sepulchre, principal door |
| | Subjects: Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Jerusalem) -- 1860-1880. | | | Find in a Library: [Church of the Holy Sepulchre, principal door | | | WorldCat is provided by OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. on behalf of its member libraries. |
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| | mpc2004005983/PP |
| | Caption on negative: Chapel of 12 Apostles in Church of Holy Sepulchre. | | | Title from: list, Matson Collection negative numbers 14565-15108. | | | Taken either by the American Colony Photo Department or its successor the Matson Photo Service. |
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