• See the most Holy Catholic Sites in the world, empty, still, and reverent. Here is a detailed map of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
  • The Church of the Holy Sepulchre itself was then built over the site and consecrated in 335, originally called Church of the Anastasis, meaning resurrections.
  • According to traditions, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem contains two of Christianity’s holiest sites. They are the Golgotha and Jesus’s empty tomb.
  • On the Eve of the Orthodox Church’s Easter, a blue light mysteriously shines from the tomb (located in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre) where Jesus is...
  • The Church of the Holy Sepulchre (or Sepulcher, Church of the Anastasia, Church of the Resurrection) is not only the most sacred Christian site, but it is also a...
  • During the Muslim rule the Holy Sepulchre Church remained as a Christian church, whereas majority of the churches were converted into mosques.
  • The Holy Church of Sepulcher has gone through and survived different earthquakes and wars over the centuries. In fact, the church has been rebuilt multiple times.
  • For Christian believers from across the world, and of all denominations, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre is the most holy place of the Christian faith.
  • 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.
  • Altar of the Crucifixion in Calvary (Golgotha) (where Jesus was crucified), right after the main entrance in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.