Church of the Holy Sepulchre built

335 CE.

Shown on the map at 31.778°, 35.230°.

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, also known as the Church of the Resurrection, is a fourth-century church in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. The church is simultaneously the seat of the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem, Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, and the Catholic Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. It is the holiest site in Christianity, and it has been an important pilgrimage site for Christians since the fourth century. According to traditional beliefs dating to the fourth century, the church contains the site of the Crucifixion of Jesus at Calvary, or Golgotha, and the location of Jesus's empty tomb where he was buried and resurrected. Both locations are considered immensely holy sites by most Christians. Scholars note that there are two or three independent accounts of the burial of Jesus in a tomb, and archeologists are in general agreement that this is likely the location. The Gospel of John and archaeological finds show at least seven corroborations in mundane details with the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. After the crucifixion Emperor Hadrian covered the tomb of Jesus and erected a Temple of Aphrodite on top of it (ca.

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