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Holy Sepulchre

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Holy Sepulchre. The rock cave in Jerusalem where, according to early tradition, Christ was buried and rose from the dead. The first church on the site was dedicated c.335. Among later churches was that built by the Crusaders, which also covered the neighbouring holy places, including Calvary. The present church dates largely from 1810. It has several chapels and shrines in which different Christian bodies have rights; their liturgies take place simultaneously on Sunday mornings, and each celebrates its Holy Week rites according to its own calendar.

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