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Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem Royalty Free Stock Photo

Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem Royalty Free Stock Photo

Pilgrims in front of The Edicule in The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Christ`s tomb, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Israel Royalty Free Stock Photo

Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, Israel Royalty Free Stock Photo

A Symbol of Double-headed eagle in The Church of Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, Israel Royalty Free Stock Photo

Catholic Mass at the 11th Stations of the Cross in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem Royalty Free Stock Photo

Catholic Mass at the 11th Stations of the Cross in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Jerusalem Royalty Free Stock Photo

The dome of the rotunda above the Edicule in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem Royalty Free Stock Photo

Ancient Ironwork on the Massive Wooden Door of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, Israel Royalty Free Stock Photo

Orthodox chapel of Calvary in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem Royalty Free Stock Photo

Columns of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem Royalty Free Stock Photo

The site of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is identified as the place both of the crucifixion and the tomb of Jesus of Nazareth. The church has long been a major pilgrimage center for Christians all around the world. According to the New Testament, Jesus was crucified at Golgotha, the place of the skull (Matt. 27:33Ã¢â¬â35; Mark 15:22Ã¢â¬â25; John 19:17Ã¢â¬â24). This has been identified as an area of abandoned stone quarries just outside the city wall of the time. About 10 years after the crucifixion, a third wall was built that enclosed the area of the execution and burial within the city, and this accounts for the Holy Sepulchre's location inside the Old City of Jerusalem today.