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Church of the Holy Sepulcher
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The Church of the Holy Sepulcher in
Jerusalem is one of the holiest places in Christendom. The Roman Emperor
Constantine built it in the 4th century A.D. over the site of the
crucifixion and tomb of Jesus Christ. It is a twin-domed church. The
smaller dome is over the site of crucifixion (Golgotha or Calvary) and the
larger dome over Christ's tomb ("the Edicule"). |
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Via Dolorosa
This is the path Jesus took to the crucifixion site on Calvary
(the legendary site of Abraham's skull)
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A Greek Orthodox priest at the entrance
to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.
This church was built over the tomb
and site of crucifixion of Christ. |
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A service is held in a small chapel in
the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
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Golgotha
Inside the small dome of the church of the Holy Sepulchre is Golgotha
(Aramaic "Golgotha" or skull; Greek "Kranion" (skull), and Calvary, from
the
Latin root "calva", the scalp without hair). It indicates the spot
where the cross
was raised and Jesus crucified.
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photo above from:
http://www.christusrex.org/www1/jhs/TSsptopo.html
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Under the large dome of the church of the
Holy Sepulcher is the
Edicule (little house) which covers the site of the tomb of Christ
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Golden depiction of Christ and his
disciples within the Church of the Holy Sepulcher |
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