Stone of Anointing

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Christian holy site pilgrimage site religious relic

The Stone of Anointing is a revered slab of stone in Jerusalem traditionally believed to mark the spot where Jesus’ body was prepared for burial after the Crucifixion.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Stone of Anointing canonical	3
Stone of Unction	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian holy site ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ religious relic ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	Crucifixion of Jesus ⓘ Burial of Jesus ⓘ surface form: burial of Jesus
associatedWithFigure	Jesus Christ ⓘ Joseph of Arimathea ⓘ Nicodemus ⓘ
coveredBy	decorative candlesticks ⓘ ornamental lamps ⓘ protective stone slab ⓘ
dateOfCurrentForm	later than original 1st‑century events ⓘ
disputedHistoricity	exact historical location not archaeologically verified ⓘ
hasCategory	Christian pilgrimage sites ⓘ Relics associated with Jesus ⓘ Religious places in Jerusalem ⓘ
hasCustodialCommunities	Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ Greek Orthodox Church ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
hasLanguageName	Stone of Anointing self-link ⓘ Stone of Anointing self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Stone of Unction
hasLiturgicalSignificance	connected to Good Friday devotions ⓘ connected to Holy Week observances ⓘ
hasMaterial	stone ⓘ
hasReligiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ
hasRitualUse	place where pilgrims kneel and pray ⓘ place where pilgrims place devotional objects to be blessed ⓘ place where pilgrims touch and kiss the stone ⓘ
hasStatus	major Christian shrine in Jerusalem ⓘ
locatedIn	Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ Israel ⓘ Jerusalem ⓘ Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
maintainedBy	Orthodox Church of Jerusalem ⓘ surface form: Christian custodians of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
near	Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ surface form: Aedicule of the Holy Sepulchre Golgotha ⓘ surface form: Calvary (Golgotha) within the Church of the Holy Sepulchre Rotunda of the Anastasis ⓘ
partOf	Christian pilgrimage route in Jerusalem ⓘ Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ surface form: interior of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
religiousFunction	commemoration of preparation of Jesus’ body for burial ⓘ
symbolizes	anointing and burial of Christ ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
traditionallyMarks	place where Jesus’ body was prepared for burial ⓘ
veneratedBy	Christian pilgrims ⓘ Christians ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Church of the Holy Sepulchre → containsStructure → Stone of Anointing ⓘ

Stone of Anointing → hasLanguageName → Stone of Anointing self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Stone of Unction

Stone of Anointing → hasLanguageName → Stone of Anointing self-link ⓘ

Church of the Resurrection → contains → Stone of Anointing ⓘ