Yesterday - We walked to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre where it is said that this was the place where Jesus was buried. The church has been an important pilgrimage destination since the 4th century, as it is purported to be the site of the Death and Resurrection of Jesus. On Monday the 14th of July, we will be walking the entire "Via Dolarosa" The entire stations of the cross and would hopefuly enter the Rotanda.
Just inside the entrance is The Stone of Anointing, believed to be the spot where Jesus' body was prepared for burial. It isthe 13th station of the cross. The lamps that hang over the stone are contributed by Armenians, Copts, Greeks and Latins.
To the left, or west, is The Rotunda of the Anastasis beneath the larger of the church's two domes, in the center of which is The Edicule of the Holy Sepulchre itself. The Edicule has two rooms. The first one holds The Angel's Stone, a fragment of the stone believed to have sealed the tomb after Jesus' burial. The second one is the tomb itself.
These are some random night shots what we took on our way back to the Biblical Institution that we are staying while in Jerusalem.
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