Greek Orthodox Katholikon

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The Greek Orthodox Katholikon is the main Byzantine-style church and central worship space of the Greek Orthodox community within Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf church building
katholikon
place of worship
access entered from the main courtyard of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
adjacentTo Church of the Holy Sepulchre
surface form: Aedicule of the Holy Sepulchre

Rotunda of the Anastasis
alsoKnownAs Greek Orthodox Katholikon
surface form: Greek Katholikon of the Holy Sepulchre

Greek Orthodox Katholikon
surface form: Greek Orthodox Catholicon
architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture
associatedWith Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem
associatedWithEvent Greek Orthodox celebrations of Easter in Jerusalem
country Israel
dedicatedTo resurrection of Jesus Christ
surface form: Resurrection of Jesus Christ
denominationalControl Orthodox Church of Jerusalem
surface form: Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem
ecclesiasticalRank cathedral-like main church within the Holy Sepulchre for the Greek Orthodox
floorLevelRelation slightly higher than the floor of the Rotunda of the Anastasis
function central worship space for Greek Orthodox clergy and faithful at the Holy Sepulchre
main church of the Greek Orthodox community in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
governedBy Status Quo of the Holy Places
hasAltar main altar used by Greek Orthodox clergy
hasFeature Byzantine-style dome
bishop’s throne
iconostasis
large central nave
marble columns
mosaics and icons
synthronon in the apse
historicalTradition developed as the principal Byzantine-style interior of the Greek Orthodox at the Holy Sepulchre
interiorDecorationStyle traditional Eastern Orthodox iconographic program
liturgicalLanguage Ecclesiastical Greek
Koine Greek
liturgicalUse site of Greek Orthodox Divine Liturgy
site of major Greek Orthodox feasts and ceremonies at the Holy Sepulchre
locatedIn Church of the Holy Sepulchre
locatedInCity Jerusalem
locatedInOldCityQuarter Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem
orientation east–west
partOf Church of the Holy Sepulchre
surface form: Greek Orthodox complex in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
pilgrimageSignificance important destination for Eastern Orthodox pilgrims to Jerusalem
primarySeatingFor Greek Orthodox clergy
religiousAffiliation Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Greek Orthodox Church
sharesBuildingWith Armenian Apostolic chapels in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Roman Catholic chapels in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
usedFor daily offices and prayers of the Greek Orthodox community at the Holy Sepulchre
ordination services in the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem
patriarchal liturgies of the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem

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Church of the Holy Sepulchre containsStructure Greek Orthodox Katholikon
Greek Orthodox Katholikon alsoKnownAs Greek Orthodox Katholikon
this entity surface form: Greek Orthodox Catholicon
Greek Orthodox Katholikon alsoKnownAs Greek Orthodox Katholikon
this entity surface form: Greek Katholikon of the Holy Sepulchre