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title: "Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Resurrection), Jerusalem"
description: "The church over Golgotha and the Tomb of Christ, consecrated in 335 under Emperor Constantine; the present building is mostly 12th-century. Shared by several…"
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# Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Resurrection), Jerusalem

The church over Golgotha and the Tomb of Christ, consecrated in 335 under Emperor Constantine; the present building is mostly 12th-century. Shared by several Christian communities under the Status Quo.

## Spiritual significance

The place of Christ's Crucifixion and Resurrection; the Holy Fire ceremony takes place here on Great Saturday.

## Shrines

- The Edicule over the Tomb of Christ
- Golgotha
- The Stone of Anointing

[Open in Maps](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=31.7784&mlon=35.2296#map=15/31.7784/35.2296) [Official website](https://jerusalem-patriarchate.info/) [Jerusalem and the Holy Land](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/history/place-jerusalem)

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## Related

- [Pascha. The Bright Resurrection of Christ](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/history/feast-pascha)