Jerusalem - Church of the Holy Sepulcher

about the Church of the Holy Sepulcher

"The Church of the Holy Sepulcher is where the last five stations of the ''Via Dolorosa'' are.

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The first to claim the identification of the place was Helena, mother of Byzantine emperor Constantine, in the year 324."

6 June 2005 Jerusalem Day

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5 November 2005

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picture by (c) Roni - 5 Nov 2005

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sun rays - picture by (c) Roni

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about the Church of the Holy Sepulcher

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"In 326 Constantine started building the church around the Holy Sepulcher which he finished in 335. Since then it was destroyed and rebuilt several times. The crusaders, in 1194, inaugurated the current building."

created: 6 June 2005 Jerusalem Day

on Google Sites since: 17 October 2012

updated: 18 October 2012