Chapel of Adam

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The Chapel of Adam is a small Christian shrine beneath the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, traditionally associated with the burial place of Adam and the site of Christ’s crucifixion above.

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Chapel of Adam canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian shrine
chapel
religious site
access interior of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
associatedWith Golgotha
surface form: Calvary

Crucifixion of Jesus
Golgotha
category Chapels in Jerusalem
Christian pilgrimage sites in Jerusalem
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
country Israel
floorLevel lower level of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
hasFeature Christian devotional space
iconography related to Adam
rock of Calvary visible through a window or opening
heritageContext site within one of Christianity’s holiest churches
languageOfName English
locatedIn Israel
Jerusalem
Middle East
Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
location Church of the Holy Sepulchre
namedAfter Adam
near Rock of Calvary altar above
other chapels within the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
partOf Church of the Holy Sepulchre
surface form: Church of the Holy Sepulchre complex
partOfTradition Christian Holy Sepulchre traditions
Jerusalem pilgrimage tradition
position beneath Calvary
beneath Golgotha
beneath the site of the Crucifixion
religion Christianity
significance links Adam’s fall with Christ’s redemption in Christian theology
theologicalAssociation connection between first Adam and Christ as second Adam
traditionallyAssociatedWith burial place of Adam
site directly beneath Christ’s crucifixion
usedFor Christian prayer
pilgrimage devotion
veneration related to the Passion of Christ
visitedBy Christian pilgrims
tourists

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