Church of the Holy Sepulchre

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Christian holy site basilica church building minor basilica pilgrimage site

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is a major Christian pilgrimage site in Jerusalem believed to encompass both the site of Jesus’s crucifixion and his tomb.

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Observed surface forms (12)

Surface form	Occurrences
Holy Sepulchre	3
Aedicule of the Holy Sepulchre	1
Anastasis (Church of the Holy Sepulchre)	1
Chapel of Calvary	1
Chapel of St. Helena	1
Chapel of the Finding of the True Cross	1
Church of Saint-Sépulcre	1
Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem	1
Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem	1
Holy Fire ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre	1
Pascha (Easter) at the Holy Sepulchre	1
the tomb of Jesus	1

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian holy site ⓘ basilica ⓘ church building ⓘ minor basilica ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Church of the Resurrection ⓘ Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ surface form: Holy Sepulchre
architecturalStyle	Byzantine ⓘ Crusader architecture ⓘ Romanesque ⓘ
builtBy	Roman emperor Constantine the Great ⓘ surface form: Emperor Constantine the Great Saint Helena of Constantinople ⓘ surface form: Empress Helena
consecrationYear	335 ⓘ
constructionStart	c. 326 ⓘ
containsSiteOf	Golgotha ⓘ surface form: Calvary Golgotha ⓘ Church of the Holy Sepulchre self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: the tomb of Jesus
containsStructure	Church of the Holy Sepulchre self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Aedicule of the Holy Sepulchre Catholicon ⓘ Chapel of Adam ⓘ Church of the Holy Sepulchre self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Chapel of Calvary Church of the Holy Sepulchre self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Chapel of St. Helena Church of the Holy Sepulchre self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Chapel of the Finding of the True Cross Franciscan Chapel of the Apparition ⓘ Greek Orthodox Katholikon ⓘ Rotunda ⓘ Stone of Anointing ⓘ
country	Israel ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Jesus Christ ⓘ
denominationMinorRights	Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church ⓘ Syriac Orthodox Church ⓘ
denominationSharing	Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ Greek Orthodox Church ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
floorCount	multiple levels ⓘ
governedBy	Status Quo of the Holy Places ⓘ
hasCustodyRole	Franciscan Order ⓘ surface form: Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land
hasFeature	bell tower ⓘ courtyard ⓘ large dome over the Rotunda ⓘ
hasKeyCustodians	Joudeh family ⓘ Sari Nusseibeh ⓘ surface form: Nuseibeh family
locatedIn	Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ Jerusalem ⓘ Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
mainEntranceFaces	south ⓘ
partOf	Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls
pilgrimageImportance	one of the holiest sites in Christianity ⓘ
rebuiltAfter	destruction in 1009 ⓘ
rebuiltBy	Byzantine emperors ⓘ Knights Hospitaller ⓘ surface form: Crusaders
rebuiltInCentury	12th century ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
traditionallyIdentifiedAs	site of the burial of Jesus ⓘ site of the crucifixion of Jesus ⓘ site of the resurrection of Jesus ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatusSince	1981 ⓘ
visitedBy	millions of Christian pilgrims annually ⓘ

Referenced by (34)

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

Jerusalem: One City, Three Faiths → aboutPlace → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Church of the Holy Sepulchre → alsoKnownAs → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Holy Sepulchre

Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross → associatedWith → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Helena → associatedWith → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Golgotha → associatedWithStructure → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Godfrey of Bouillon → burialPlace → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Patriarch of Jerusalem → cathedral → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Orthodox Church of Jerusalem → celebratesEvent → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Holy Fire ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Jerusalem liturgical tradition → centeredOn → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anastasis (Church of the Holy Sepulchre)

Orthodox Church of Jerusalem → centralShrine → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Saint Helena of Constantinople → commissioned → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

East Jerusalem → contains → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Holy Land → contains → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Church of the Holy Sepulchre → containsSiteOf → Church of the Holy Sepulchre self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: the tomb of Jesus

Church of the Holy Sepulchre → containsStructure → Church of the Holy Sepulchre self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aedicule of the Holy Sepulchre

Church of the Holy Sepulchre → containsStructure → Church of the Holy Sepulchre self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chapel of Calvary

Church of the Holy Sepulchre → containsStructure → Church of the Holy Sepulchre self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chapel of St. Helena

Church of the Holy Sepulchre → containsStructure → Church of the Holy Sepulchre self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chapel of the Finding of the True Cross

Round Church → dedicatedTo → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Holy Sepulchre

Via Dolorosa → hasEndPoint → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Orthodox Church of Jerusalem → hasMajorFeastFocus → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pascha (Easter) at the Holy Sepulchre

Christian Quarter → hasPart → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Jerusalem → hasPart → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site → hasPart → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

St Omer → hasReligiousBuilding → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Church of Saint-Sépulcre

Kingdom of Jerusalem → importantInstitution → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

New Jerusalem Monastery → influencedBy → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem

Round Church → inspiredBy → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem

Christian Quarter → knownFor → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Dome of the Rock → nearbyStructure → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Israel → notableSite → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Calvaria (Latin) → relatedConcept → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

subject surface form: Calvaria

this entity surface form: Holy Sepulchre

Church of the Nativity → sharesCustodyWith → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ

Golgotha → traditionalSiteContainedIn → Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ