Holy Sepulchre
| Church of the Holy Sepulchre | |
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| Basic information | |
| Location | Old City of Jerusalem, Israel. |
| Geographic coordinates | 31°46′42.4″N 35°13′47.1″E / 31.778444°N 35.229750°ECoordinates: 31°46′42.4″N 35°13′47.1″E / 31.778444°N 35.229750°E |
| Affiliation | Christianity |
| Rite | Byzantine, Latin, Alexandrian, Armenian, Syriac Orthodox |
| Municipality | Jerusalem |
| Year consecrated | 13 September 335 |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Active |
| Architectural description | |
| Architect(s) | Nikolaos Ch. Komnenos (1810 restoration) |
| Architectural type | Church, Basilica |
| Architectural style | Romanesque, Baroque |
| Founder | Constantine the Great |
| Completed | 335 (demolished in 1009, rebuilt in 1048) |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 8,000 |
| Dome(s) | 3 |
| Materials | Stone, wood |
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Armenian: Սուրբ Հարության տաճար Surb Harut’yan tač̣ar; Latin: Ecclesia Sancti Sepulchri; also called the Church of the Resurrection or Church of the Anastasis by Orthodox Christians) is a church in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem, a few steps away from the Muristan. The church contains, according to traditions dating back at least to the fourth century, the two holiest sites in Christianity: the site where Jesus of Nazareth was circumcised, presented in the temple, where he drove out the money changers,was crucified, at a place known as "Calvary" or "Golgotha", and Jesus's empty tomb, where he is said to have been buried and resurrected. The tomb is enclosed by the 18th-century shrine, called the Edicule (Aedicule).
Within the church proper are the last four (or, by some definitions, five) Stations of the Via Dolorosa, representing the final episodes of Jesus' Passion. The church has been a major Christian pilgrimage destination since its creation in the fourth century, as the traditional site of the Resurrection of Christ, thus its original Greek name, Church of the Anastasis.
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