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Orthodox Church had been the guardians of the Holy Places until the arrival of the Roman Catholic Crusaders in 1099, and in 1757 they tried to take back various Holy Land sites, including this one. As a result of that, the Franciscans, who had owned the church since 1363, were
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Crusader building from 1130 included an upper church built on the ruins of its predecessor, demolished in 1009 by Caliph al-Hakim, and a lower church, consisting of the crypt of the Byzantine church, and as additions built by the Crusaders, a southern entrance followed by a staircase.
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Fathers: The twelve patriarchs, Excerpts and epistles, The Clementina, Apocrypha, Decretals, Memoirs of Edessa and Syriac documents, Remains of the first ages: Volume 8 of The Ante-Nicene Fathers: Translations of the Writings of the Fathers Down to A.D.
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and in part with masonry, and is entered by a wide descending staircase whose upper section dates from the 12th century. On the right side of the staircase (towards the east) there is the chapel of Mary's parents,
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Testament accounts, and many Christians believe that none exist in early apocrypha, some
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Limberis, 'The Council of Ephesos: The Demise of the See of Ephesos and the Rise of the Cult of the Theotokos' in Helmut Koester, Ephesos: Metropolis of Asia (2004), 327.
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Christians to be that of Mary's was isolated from the rest of the necropolis, by cutting the surrounding rock face away from it. An
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Catholics and Muslims, but argues that she only stayed there for a few years, even though there are accounts of her spending nine years until her death.
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in 1187, its masonry being used to repair the walls of
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and archaeologist, excavated the site and found evidence of an ancient cemetery dating to the 1st century; his findings have not yet been subject to
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1533:. H.M.S.O. for the High Commissioner of the Government of Palestine.
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The Chapel of Saints Joachim and Anne, originally the tomb of Queen
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provides a description of the interior and history of the site.
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tradition, that another tomb of the Virgin Mary is located in
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The Tomb of Mary: facade covered in icons and entrance door
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The Tomb of Mary: facade covered in icons and entrance door
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A small upper church on an octagonal footing was built by
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A Journey from Aleppo to Jerusalem: At Easter, A. D. 1697
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400:), like any human being; that her soul was received by
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teaches that the Virgin Mary died a natural death (the
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Treatise about the passing of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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The Church of the Holy Sepulchre: A Work in Progress
1242:"Archaeology, New Testament, and Early Christianity"
1103:(famous icon located in the Tomb of the Virgin Mary)
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1722:The Pilgrimage of Johannes Phocas in the Holy Land
1514:. Vol. 1. London: Palestine Exploration Fund.
1306:at seetheholyland.net. re-accessed 5 October 2023.
738:Within the church is located a famous icon called
1562:Felix Fabri (circa 1480–1483 A.D.) vol I, part II
937:and her tomb is presently located in the shrine
789:, where there is a place currently known as the
1107:Abbey of Saint Mary of the Valley of Jehosaphat
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552:(c. 670) and described as two-level and round.
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1001:Icons in the Chapel of Saints Joachim and Anne
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598:Abbey of St. Mary of the Valley of Jehoshaphat
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672:, initially built to hold the tomb of Queen
440:in the 5th century) relates how the Emperor
1829:Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund
1500:. London: Palestine Pilgrims' Text Society.
1445:OrthodoxTimes.com, 25 August 2021, source:
1079:Each 25 August (12 August according to the
281:Plan and vertical cross-section of the site
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2666:Veneration of Mary in the Catholic Church
1210:Serfes, Father Demetrios (1 March 1999),
1126:, Catholic shrine on Mt. Koressos, Turkey
3079:Armenian Apostolic churches in Jerusalem
1447:Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem
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807:Book of John about the Dormition of Mary
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286:Church of the Sepulchre of Saint Mary
35:Twelfth-century façade of Mary's Tomb
24:Church of the Sepulchre of Saint Mary
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1933:. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
1893:O Svetoj zemlji, Jerusalimu i Sinaju
929:that Mary was buried in the town of
1418:"Marian Shrine in Murree(Pakistan)"
1332:Keshman, Anastasia (January 2023).
1156:UN Conciliation Commission (1949).
889:Another tradition exists among the
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201:Tomb of the Virgin Mary (Jerusalem)
173:Shown within East Central Jerusalem
1923:Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "
716:Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem
612:The upper church was destroyed by
404:upon death; and that her body was
176:Show map of East Central Jerusalem
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1648:. Oxford: Printed at the Theatre.
1530:The Status Quo in the Holy Places
1392:Antoninus of Piacenza, 1890, p.
1289:-150. Re-accessed 5 October 2023.
1174:The Status Quo in the Holy Places
695:. A niche south of the tomb is a
464:being preserved in the church of
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1727:Palestine Pilgrims' Text Society
1567:Palestine Pilgrims' Text Society
1475:Palestine Pilgrims' Text Society
1257:Pontifical University Antonianum
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470:Church of Our Lady of Blachernae
322:Սուրբ Մարիամ Աստվածածնի գերեզման
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3104:Tombs in the State of Palestine
2019:Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery
1925:Tomb of the Blessed Virgin Mary
1198:Tomb of the Blessed Virgin Mary
974:The entrance stairs, lower part
769:, which was first mentioned by
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3114:Dormition of the Mother of God
2993:Saint Luke painting the Virgin
2414:Miracle at the Wedding at Cana
2409:Finding of Jesus in the Temple
2050:Jerusalem British War Cemetery
1797:Les églises de la Terre Sainte
1539:Jesus in Kashmir The Lost Tomb
734:"Panagia Ierosolymitissa" icon
1:
1322:. Re-accessed 5 October 2023.
1253:Studium Biblicum Franciscanum
588:By 1130, during the Crusader
578:Crusader church and monastery
456:, while he was attending the
3109:Classical sites in Jerusalem
1876:http://allaboutjerusalem.com
1285:Murphy-O'Connor (2008), pp.
1089:Church of the Holy Sepulchre
699:indicating the direction of
608:Saladin (1187) and aftermath
342:ancient Judean rock-cut tomb
16:Tomb and church in Jerusalem
1897:http://www.svetazemlja.info
1613:. London: Committee of the
1318:Cohen, Raymond (May 2009).
559:was left untouched, as for
481:Cincture of the Virgin Mary
3137:
3064:Shrines to the Virgin Mary
1750:Cambridge University Press
1615:Palestine Exploration Fund
1449:. Accessed 22 August 2023.
1213:Belt of the Holy Theotokos
1112:Dormition of the Theotokos
1063:Dormition of the Theotokos
882:– a town originally named
750:without human intervention
746:All-holy Lady of Jerusalem
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394:Dormition of the Theotokos
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360:to be the burial place of
3094:Catholic Church in Israel
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712:Armenian Apostolic Church
430:A narrative known as the
362:Mary, the mother of Jesus
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3099:Tombs of biblical people
2512:Protoevangelium of James
1661:(1876). Sauvaire (ed.).
1338:Marginalia: Art Readings
1124:House of the Virgin Mary
874:believe, according to a
847:German of Constantinople
791:House of the Virgin Mary
661:cutting through the rock
326:Church of the Assumption
2903:Golden Madonna of Essen
2492:Woman of the Apocalypse
2185:Christianity portal
2126:Tomb of the Virgin Mary
2116:Tomb of Simeon the Just
1968:Cemeteries in Jerusalem
1854:Tomb of the Virgin Mary
1579:Geary, Grattan (1878).
1247:23 October 2012 at the
1196:Catholic Encyclopedia,
1146:at AmericanCatholic.org
1101:Panagia Ierosolymitissa
907:Great Mosque of al-Nuri
843:Sophronius of Jerusalem
783:Eastern Orthodox Church
741:Panagia Ierosolymitissa
527:was built on the tomb.
487:History and archaeology
474:Panagia Blacherniotissa
412:in anticipation of the
340:church built around an
306:قبر السيدة العذراء مريم
290:Tomb of the Virgin Mary
3089:Status quo holy places
2780:Alma Redemptoris Mater
2729:Our Lady of Navigators
2121:Tombs of the Sanhedrin
1882:Assumptions About Mary
1506:Clermont-Ganneau, C.S.
1144:What's A Mother To Do?
988:Melisende of Jerusalem
761:Ephesus as alternative
674:Melisende of Jerusalem
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546:Jerome Murphy-O'Connor
454:Patriarch of Jerusalem
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215:Geographic coordinates
3069:Churches in Jerusalem
2965:Theotokos of Vladimir
2394:Presentation of Jesus
2331:Immaculate Conception
2251:Mary, mother of Jesus
2029:Shaare Zedek Cemetery
1930:Catholic Encyclopedia
1865:Jerusalem Mary`s Tomb
1786:. C. Scribner's Sons.
1599:. Encyclopedia Press.
1596:Catholic Encyclopedia
1492:Antoninus of Piacenza
1379:Herbermann, 1901, p.
827:Epiphanius of Salamis
823:Antoninus of Piacenza
771:Epiphanius of Salamis
714:of Jerusalem and the
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633:Greek Orthodox Church
492:Roman-period cemetery
436:(written probably by
334:Ecclesia Assumptionis
280:
237:31.78013°N 35.23940°E
204:Show map of Jerusalem
3054:5th-century churches
2173:Palestine portal
2141:Tomb of the Prophets
1975:Christian cemeteries
1870:20 June 2011 at the
1424:on 27 September 2006
590:Kingdom of Jerusalem
458:Council of Chalcedon
438:Cyril of Scythopolis
414:general resurrection
390:Eastern Christianity
2947:Madonna del Rosario
2851:Maria mater gratiae
2827:Sub tuum praesidium
2785:Ave Regina caelorum
2739:Our Lady of Victory
2734:Our Lady of Sorrows
2377:Virginal motherhood
2351:Perpetual virginity
2111:Tomb of Benei Hezir
2043:Military cemeteries
1982:Mount Zion Cemetery
1859:Sacred Destinations
1686:Murphy-O'Connor, J.
1548:7 June 2020 at the
945:, nor anyone else.
730:have minor rights.
433:Euthymiaca Historia
374:Christian tradition
233: /
3119:Assumption of Mary
2988:Life of the Virgin
2704:Life-giving Spring
2694:Help of Christians
2404:Return to Nazareth
2346:Marriage to Joseph
2209:Judaism portal
2136:Tombs of the Kings
2076:Cave of the Ramban
2024:Sanhedria Cemetery
1991:Islamic cemeteries
1537:Olsson, Suzanne,
1363:Roberts, 1886, p.
1240:Alviero Niccacci,
1220:on 31 January 2010
1118:Assumption of Mary
1075:Orthodox Dormition
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