Holy Seulchre Research Paper

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The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is located in the well-known city of Jerusalem, which is one of the oldest cities in the world. This city was originally inhabited by the Jebusites and later by Hebrew tribes.

Jerusalem is known for being the sacred city, since it is home to Christianity, Judaism and Islam.
It was declared a UNESCO heritage city in 1981.
Thanks to the Gospels we know that the place that today occupies the church of the Holy Sepulchre was previously a tomb, that of Joseph of Arimathea.

This tomb is located a few meters from Mount Golgotha, the supposed place where Jesus was crucified, buried and resurrected.
The basilica was built by the emperor Constantine in AD 326, in the place described by the Gospels about where Jesus …show more content…

This Empress was the one who promoted the idea of protecting and venerating the elements of the passion of Christ, also intervening in the idea of building the Basilica.

The original basilica was demolished in 1009 by Sultan al-Hakim. Later it was in the year 1048 when thanks to the Byzantine emperor Constantino Monomaco. Centuries later, in the year 1833, he suffered an earthquake.
In the fourteenth century, the Franciscans were authorized to reside and officiate the liturgy in the sanctuary.

Currently, the basilica we see was restored thanks to the union of Greek Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox and Latin Roman Catholics. Only half of the original building and the roundabout are preserved, which is similar to the one that was preserved in the 15th century.

MAUSOLEUM BUILDING

We can see a reddish slab that symbolizes where the apostles performed the cares to the body of Christ when they came down to Jesus from the cross, before being buried, as the Jewish traditions indicate.
This tomb, where Jesus was buried, was sealed with a circular rock and was excavated in

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