Church of the Holy Sepulchre

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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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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

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Resurrection Cathedral inspiredBy Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Muristan near Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Lutheran Church of the Redeemer locatedNear Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Ethiopian Monastery on the roof of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre partOf Church of the Holy Sepulchre
this entity surface form: Church of the Holy Sepulchre complex