Church of the Holy Sepulchre

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, called the Church of the Resurrection (Anastasis in Greek and Սուրբ Հարություն Surp Harutyun in Armenian) by Eastern Christians, is a Christian church now within the walled Old City of Jerusalem. The ground on which the church rests is venerated by most Christians as Golgotha, the Hill of Calvary, where the New Testament describes that Jesus was crucified. It also is said to contain the place where Jesus was reportedly buried (the sepulchre). The church has been an ...

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• Church of the Holy Sepulchre - History
• Church of the Holy Sepulchre - Modern arrangement of the church
• Church of the Holy Sepulchre - Authenticity

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Eusebius describes in his Life of Constantine [1] how the site of the Holy Sepulchre, originally a site of veneration for the Christian community in Jerusalem, had been covered with earth and a temple of Venus had been built on top. Although Eusebius does not say as much, this would probably have been done as part of Hadrian's reconstruction of Jerusalem as Aelia Capitolina in 135, following the destruction of the Jewish Revolt of 70 and Bar Kokhba's revolt of 132–135. Following his conversion to Christianity, Emperor Constantine or ...

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Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Church of the Holy Sepulchre - History, Church of the Holy Sepulchre - Modern arrangement of the church, Church of the Holy Sepulchre - Authenticity

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According to the New Testament, especially the Gospels, Jesus, also called Christ, had the power to lay his life down and to take it up again, being both human and God as well as the Promised Messiah. Thus after the Crucifixion, Jesus was resurrected from the dead on the third day. This event is referred to in Christian terminology as the resurrection of Jesus Christ, and is commemorated and celebrated by most Christians each year at Easter. Most Christians, even those who do not interpret other parts of the Bible literally, accept th ...

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• Resurrection of Jesus - The Biblical account
• Resurrection of Jesus - Other records
• Resurrection of Jesus - Christian records
• Resurrection of Jesus - Non-Christian records
• Resurrection of Jesus - Significance of the resurrection
• Resurrection of Jesus - Judicial View
• Resurrection of Jesus - Roman Catholic view
• Resurrection of Jesus - Christus Victor
• Resurrection of Jesus - First Man view
• Resurrection of Jesus - Liberal views
• Resurrection of Jesus - Skeptical views
• Resurrection of Jesus - The historicity of the resurrection
• Resurrection of Jesus - Arguments defending the resurrection's historicity
• Resurrection of Jesus - Skeptical views
• Resurrection of Jesus - Comparisons with other Resurrection stories
• Resurrection of Jesus - Alternative accounts
• Resurrection of Jesus - Bibliography

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Aelia Capitolina (Latin in full: Colonia Aelia Capitolina) was a city built by the emperor Hadrian in the year 131, and occupied by a Roman colony, on the site of Jerusalem, which was in ruins when he visited his dominion known as Syria Palæstina. "Aelia" came from Hadrian's nomen gentile, Aelius, while "Capitolina" meant that the new city was dedicated to Jupiter Capitolinus, to whom a temple was built on the site of the Jewish temple. The establishment of Aelia Capitolina resulted in ...

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As with all historical events before the past few hundred years, the issue of historicity is an important aspect of any person's belief in the actual occurrence of the resurrection. In contrast with scientific phenomena for which reproducibility and falsifiability are essential, historical phenomena depend on different criteria, such as uniqueness of occurrence, plausibility of circumstances, and testimony of witnesses. Resurrection of Jesus - Arguments for the resurrection's historicity. Defending the resurrection's historicity is a field of st ...

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Resurrection of Jesus, Resurrection of Jesus - Resurrection accounts, Resurrection of Jesus - The New Testament, Resurrection of Jesus - Other Christian records, Resurrection of Jesus - Noteworthy non-Christian records, Resurrection of Jesus - Alternative hypotheses, Resurrection of Jesus - Significance of the resurrection, Resurrection of Jesus - Roman Catholic view, Resurrection of Jesus - Judicial view, Resurrection of Jesus - Christus Victor, Resurrection of Jesus - First Man view, Resurrection of Jesus - Liberal views, Resurrection of Jesus - Skeptical views, Resurrection of Jesus - The historicity of the resurrection, Resurrection of Jesus - Arguments for the resurrection's historicity, Resurrection of Jesus - Arguments against the resurrection's historicity, Resurrection of Jesus - Rebuttal by apologists, Resurrection of Jesus - Comparisons with other resurrection stories, Resurrection of Jesus - Bibliography, Resurrection of Jesus - Ancient Texts, Resurrection of Jesus - Modern Apologist, Resurrection of Jesus - Modern Skeptic, Resurrection of Jesus - To be placed

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As with all historical events before the past few hundred years, the issue of historicity is an important aspect of any person's belief in the actual occurrence of the resurrection. In contrast with scientific phenomena for which reproducibility and falsifiability are essential, historical phenomena depend on different criteria, such as uniqueness of occurrence, plausibility of circumstances, and testimony of witnesses. Resur ...

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Resurrection of Jesus, Resurrection of Jesus - The Biblical account, Resurrection of Jesus - Other records, Resurrection of Jesus - Christian records, Resurrection of Jesus - Non-Christian records, Resurrection of Jesus - Significance of the resurrection, Resurrection of Jesus - Judicial View, Resurrection of Jesus - Roman Catholic view, Resurrection of Jesus - Christus Victor, Resurrection of Jesus - First Man view, Resurrection of Jesus - Liberal views, Resurrection of Jesus - Skeptical views, Resurrection of Jesus - The historicity of the resurrection, Resurrection of Jesus - Arguments defending the resurrection's historicity, Resurrection of Jesus - Skeptical views, Resurrection of Jesus - Comparisons with other Resurrection stories, Resurrection of Jesus - Alternative accounts, Resurrection of Jesus - Bibliography

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The Armenian Quarter is one of the four quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem. It might appear that the Armenian quarter would be a part of the Christian Quarter, since virtually all Armenians residing in Jerusalem are Christians, yet for historical reasons the Armenian quarter has remained separate and has not suffered the same disruptions as the other quarters over the last thousand years. Although the smallest of the four quarters, with the fewest residents, the Armenians and their patriarchate remain staunchly independent and pres ...

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• Armenian Quarter - The Armenian people and their establishment in Jerusalem: 95 BC–640 AD
• Armenian Quarter - The First Muslim Period 638–1099
• Armenian Quarter - The Crusader Periods 1099–1187 1229–1244
• Armenian Quarter - 1260–1517—The Mamluk period
• Armenian Quarter - The Ottoman Period 1517–1917
• Armenian Quarter - Struggles over the Holy sites
• Armenian Quarter - The British Mandate Period—1917–1948
• Armenian Quarter - The 1948 War and Jordanian Rule 1948–1967
• Armenian Quarter - The 1967 War and Israeli Rule—1967–present

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There are many relics attributed to Jesus that people believe or believed to be authentic relics of the Gospel accounts. The Shroud of Turin is perhaps the most well-known relic; its authenticity was questioned due to radiocarbon dating, performed in 1988, the accuracy of which has itself been subsequently questioned. The earlier-measured sample was generally agreed to have been thrown off by contamination on the shroud, though retests are also debated, and it remains a controversial item. Other alleged relics include:

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The Crusades were a series of several military campaigns—usually sanctioned by the Papacy—that took place during the 11th through 13th centuries. Originally, they were Roman Catholic endeavors to recapture Jerusalem and the Holy Land from the Muslims, but some were directed against other Europeans, such as the Fourth Crusade against Constantinople, the Albigensian Crusade against the Cathars ...

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• Crusade - Historical background
• Crusade - Historical context
• Crusade - The major crusades
• Crusade - First Crusade
• Crusade - Second Crusade
• Crusade - Third Crusade
• Crusade - Fourth Crusade
• Crusade - Albigensian Crusade
• Crusade - Children's Crusade
• Crusade - Fifth Crusade
• Crusade - Sixth Crusade
• Crusade - Seventh Crusade
• Crusade - Eighth Crusade
• Crusade - Ninth Crusade
• Crusade - Crusades in Baltic and Central Europe
• Crusade - Crusade legacy
• Crusade - Europe
• Crusade - Islamic world
• Crusade - Jewish community
• Crusade - The Caucasus
• Crusade - Usage of the term crusade
• Crusade - Popular reputation
• Crusade - Eastern Orthodoxy
• Crusade - References and further reading

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Vespers is the evening prayer service in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox liturgies of the canonical hours. The word comes from Latin vesper, meaning "evening." The term is also used in some Protestant denominations to describe evening services. Vespers - Current usage. Vespers - Roman Catholic. The general structure of the Latin Rite Catholic service of vespers is as follows: Vespers opens with the singing or chanting of the words Deus, in adiutori ...

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• Vespers - Current usage
• Vespers - Roman Catholic
• Vespers - Eastern/Oriental Orthodox
• Vespers - Historical development of Vespers before the Second Vatican Council
• Vespers - Vespers in the 6th century
• Vespers - Origin of Vespers: Period anterior to the 6th century
• Vespers - Office of Vespers in the Middle Ages: Variations
• Vespers - Changes as of 1917
• Vespers - Symbolism: the Hymns
• Vespers - Importance
• Vespers - External links:

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The Crimean War lasted from 28 March 1854 until 1856 and was fought between Imperial Russia and an alliance of the United Kingdom, France, the Ottoman Empire (to some extent), and Piedmont-Sardinia. The majority of the conflict took place on the Crimean peninsula in the Black Sea. Crimean War - The War. Crimean War - Beginning of the war. A new conflict was ostensibly provoked during the 1850s by an obscure religious dispute. Under treaties negotiated during the eighteent ...

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• Crimean War - The War
• Crimean War - Beginning of the war
• Crimean War - Peace attempts
• Crimean War - The Siege of Sevastopol
• Crimean War - Baltic Theatre
• Crimean War - Final phase and the peace
• Crimean War - Characteristics of the war
• Crimean War - Major events of the war
• Crimean War - Prominent military commanders
• Crimean War - From the Ottoman point of view
• Crimean War - Berwick-Upon-Tweed
• Crimean War - Additional works

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The Crusades were a series of several military campaigns—usually sanctioned by the Papacy—that took place during the 11th through 13th centuries. Originally, they were Roman Catholic endeavors to recapture Jerusalem and the Holy Land from the Muslims, but some were directed against other Europeans, such as the Fourth Crusade against Constantinople, the Albigensian Crusade against the Ca ...

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• The Crusades - Historical background
• The Crusades - Historical context
• The Crusades - The major crusades
• The Crusades - First Crusade
• The Crusades - Second Crusade
• The Crusades - Third Crusade
• The Crusades - Fourth Crusade
• The Crusades - Albigensian Crusade
• The Crusades - Children's Crusade
• The Crusades - Fifth Crusade
• The Crusades - Sixth Crusade
• The Crusades - Crusade versus the Stedingers
• The Crusades - Seventh Crusade
• The Crusades - Eighth Crusade
• The Crusades - Ninth Crusade
• The Crusades - Crusades in Baltic and Central Europe
• The Crusades - Crusade legacy
• The Crusades - Europe
• The Crusades - Islamic world
• The Crusades - Jewish community
• The Crusades - The Caucasus
• The Crusades - Usage of the term crusade
• The Crusades - Popular reputation
• The Crusades - Eastern Orthodoxy
• The Crusades - References and further reading

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William Dalrymple is a writer of popular travel works which are based on historical fact. His interests include Asia, India, the Middle East, the Crusades, Mughal rule as well as the world of Islam and early eastern Christianity. He has written many critically acclaimed and popular books on the above subjects, often as the result of his colourful travels through the regions. William Dalrymple - Life. Dalrymple was born in Scotland in 1965. He is married to the artist Olivia Fraser and has three children.

• William Dalrymple - Life
• William Dalrymple - Books
• William Dalrymple - Achievements
• William Dalrymple - Beliefs and Opinions

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Hakim bi-Amr Allah (Arabic الحاكم بأمر الله, literally: "Ruler by God's Command"), known as the Mad Caliph, was the sixth Fatimid Caliph in Egypt, ruling from 996 to 1021. He was born in Egypt in 985 and succeeded his father Abu Mansur Nizar al-Aziz in 996 at the age of eleven in an initial demonstration of the Fatimid dynasty's stability, for the succession was not a foregone conclusion. Nevertheless, in his long reign as caliph he struggled with the Qarmatiyya rulers of Bahrain and extended Fatimid rule to the e ...

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Islam History of Islam Oneness of God Profession of Faith Prayer • Fasting Pilgrimage • Charity Muhammad Ali • Abu Bakr Companions of Muhammad Household of Muhammad Prophets of Islam Qur'an • Hadith • Sharia Jurisprudence Biographies of Muhammad Sunni • Shi'a • Sufi Art • Architecture Cities • Calendar Science • Philosophy Religious leaders Women in Islam Political Islam • Jihad Liberal Islam Vocabular ...

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• Umar - His early life
• Umar - His conversion to Islam
• Umar - `Umar in Medina
• Umar - The death of Muhammad
• Umar - `Umar's caliphate
• Umar - Death
• Umar - The Sunni view of `Umar
• Umar - The Shi'a view of `Umar
• Umar - Non-Muslim view of Umar
• Umar - Farūqī

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Jerusalem (31°46′N 35°14′E; Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ▶ (help·info); Yerushalayim; Arabic: القُدس ▶ (help·info) al-Quds; (alternative Arabic found in Bible translations: أُورْشَلِيم Urshalim); see also names of Jerusalem) is an ancient Middle Eastern city. It is the holiest city of Judaism and is of key importance to Christianity and Islam. T ...

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• Jerusalem - Name
• Jerusalem - History
• Jerusalem - Status as Israel's capital
• Jerusalem - Palestinian aspirations
• Jerusalem - UN position
• Jerusalem - United States position
• Jerusalem - United Kingdom position
• Jerusalem - Arguments for and against internationalization
• Jerusalem - Religious significance
• Jerusalem - Geography and demography
• Jerusalem - Geography
• Jerusalem - Neighborhoods places and monuments
• Jerusalem - Demographics
• Jerusalem - Tourism
• Jerusalem - Museums
• Jerusalem - Jerusalem today
• Jerusalem - Mayors and government
• Jerusalem - Economy
• Jerusalem - Transportation
• Jerusalem - Roads
• Jerusalem - Buses
• Jerusalem - Railway
• Jerusalem - Airports
• Jerusalem - Born in Jerusalem
• Jerusalem - External reference and links
• Jerusalem - Official site
• Jerusalem - Photographs
• Jerusalem - Maps
• Jerusalem - Status of the city
• Jerusalem - History
• Jerusalem - News and media
• Jerusalem - Institutions
• Jerusalem - Books

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Resurrection of Jesus - The New Testament. The primary accounts of the resurrection are in the last chapters of the Gospels: Matthew 28, Mark 16, Luke 24, John 20 and John 21. All these accounts agree that Jesus was crucified late on Friday afternoon and placed in a tomb belonging to Joseph of Arimathea. On Sunday, after the Saturday Jewish day of rest, some of Jesus' female followers returned to the tomb, to complete the burial rites. When they arrived they discovered that the tom ...

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Resurrection of Jesus, Resurrection of Jesus - Resurrection accounts, Resurrection of Jesus - The New Testament, Resurrection of Jesus - Other Christian records, Resurrection of Jesus - Noteworthy non-Christian records, Resurrection of Jesus - Alternative hypotheses, Resurrection of Jesus - Significance of the resurrection, Resurrection of Jesus - Roman Catholic view, Resurrection of Jesus - Judicial view, Resurrection of Jesus - Christus Victor, Resurrection of Jesus - First Man view, Resurrection of Jesus - Liberal views, Resurrection of Jesus - Skeptical views, Resurrection of Jesus - The historicity of the resurrection, Resurrection of Jesus - Arguments for the resurrection's historicity, Resurrection of Jesus - Arguments against the resurrection's historicity, Resurrection of Jesus - Rebuttal by apologists, Resurrection of Jesus - Comparisons with other resurrection stories, Resurrection of Jesus - Bibliography, Resurrection of Jesus - Ancient Texts, Resurrection of Jesus - Modern Apologist, Resurrection of Jesus - Modern Skeptic, Resurrection of Jesus - To be placed

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Resurrection stories exist in various "mystery religions" that usually center around agricultural cycles, where their god dies and is resurrected every year. [15] We do not have good records of what the "mystery religions" believed before c. AD 200, but given their propensity of borrowing from one another and the growth of Christianity at that time, apologists argue that it is highly likely that other religions borrowed from Christianity rather than the reverse. Justin Martyr argued in the second century that Jesus' virgin birt ...

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Resurrection of Jesus, Resurrection of Jesus - Resurrection accounts, Resurrection of Jesus - The New Testament, Resurrection of Jesus - Other Christian records, Resurrection of Jesus - Noteworthy non-Christian records, Resurrection of Jesus - Alternative hypotheses, Resurrection of Jesus - Significance of the resurrection, Resurrection of Jesus - Roman Catholic view, Resurrection of Jesus - Judicial view, Resurrection of Jesus - Christus Victor, Resurrection of Jesus - First Man view, Resurrection of Jesus - Liberal views, Resurrection of Jesus - Skeptical views, Resurrection of Jesus - The historicity of the resurrection, Resurrection of Jesus - Arguments for the resurrection's historicity, Resurrection of Jesus - Arguments against the resurrection's historicity, Resurrection of Jesus - Rebuttal by apologists, Resurrection of Jesus - Comparisons with other resurrection stories, Resurrection of Jesus - Bibliography, Resurrection of Jesus - Ancient Texts, Resurrection of Jesus - Modern Apologist, Resurrection of Jesus - Modern Skeptic, Resurrection of Jesus - To be placed

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While the Jesus' resurrection is one of the fundamental beliefs of Christianity, accounts of other resurrections also appear in religion, myth, and fable. This leads some to suggest that the founding Christians invented the story of Jesus' resurrection based on other pagan traditions. However since resurrection stories in these "mystery religions" almost always center around agricultural cycles (i.e. seeding and harvest) and involve their god dying and being resurrected every year any resemblance to the resurrection of Jesus is strictly supe ...

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Resurrection of Jesus, Resurrection of Jesus - The Biblical account, Resurrection of Jesus - Other records, Resurrection of Jesus - Christian records, Resurrection of Jesus - Non-Christian records, Resurrection of Jesus - Significance of the resurrection, Resurrection of Jesus - Judicial View, Resurrection of Jesus - Roman Catholic view, Resurrection of Jesus - Christus Victor, Resurrection of Jesus - First Man view, Resurrection of Jesus - Liberal views, Resurrection of Jesus - Skeptical views, Resurrection of Jesus - The historicity of the resurrection, Resurrection of Jesus - Arguments defending the resurrection's historicity, Resurrection of Jesus - Skeptical views, Resurrection of Jesus - Comparisons with other Resurrection stories, Resurrection of Jesus - Alternative accounts, Resurrection of Jesus - Bibliography

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Most Christians, whether Catholic, Orthodox or Protestant believe in the literal bodily resurrection of Jesus and accept the New Testament reports as historical accounts of an actual event central to their faith. Conservative Christian Bible scholars who this view include: Dr. Gary Habermas, FF Bruce, John Warwick Montgomery, and Norman Geisler. The resurrection is included in all the main Christian Creeds (including t ...

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Resurrection of Jesus, Resurrection of Jesus - The Biblical account, Resurrection of Jesus - Other records, Resurrection of Jesus - Christian records, Resurrection of Jesus - Non-Christian records, Resurrection of Jesus - Significance of the resurrection, Resurrection of Jesus - Judicial View, Resurrection of Jesus - Roman Catholic view, Resurrection of Jesus - Christus Victor, Resurrection of Jesus - First Man view, Resurrection of Jesus - Liberal views, Resurrection of Jesus - Skeptical views, Resurrection of Jesus - The historicity of the resurrection, Resurrection of Jesus - Arguments defending the resurrection's historicity, Resurrection of Jesus - Skeptical views, Resurrection of Jesus - Comparisons with other Resurrection stories, Resurrection of Jesus - Alternative accounts, Resurrection of Jesus - Bibliography

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