Who is buried at The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem?

[A_G]

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is built on the site where Christ was crucified, buried and, three days later, rose from the dead. I pray some day that I will be able to visit there on pilgrimage…

Who is now buried there?

 

[Art321]

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is built on the site where Christ was crucified, buried and, three days later, rose from the dead. I pray some day that I will be able to visit there on pilgrimage…

Who is now buried there?

I’d like to ask something as well. Who is in charge of this holy church?

 

[iohanne]

I’d like to ask something as well. Who is in charge of this holy church?

Three primary custodians - the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem, the Roman Catholic Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Armenian Apostolic Patriarchate of Jerusalem. There are three secondary custodians because in the 1800s, the Coptic Orthodox, Syriac Orthodox and Ethiopian Orthodox were also granted worship spaces and responsibilities within the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

It is therefore shared between various denominations of three major Christian communions: the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Oriental Orthodox Church.

Although, it should be mentioned that the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem definitely has the “lion’s share,” so to speak.

 

[Art321]

Three primary custodians - the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem, the Roman Catholic Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Armenian Apostolic Patriarchate of Jerusalem. There are three secondary custodians because in the 1800s, the Coptic Orthodox, Syriac Orthodox and Ethiopian Orthodox were also granted worship spaces and responsibilities within the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

It is therefore shared between various denominations of three major Christian communions: the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Oriental Orthodox Church.

Although, it should be mentioned that the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem definitely has the “lion’s share,” so to speak.

Wow. Thank you.

 

[GEddie]

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is built on the site where Christ was crucified, buried and, three days later, rose from the dead. I pray some day that I will be able to visit there on pilgrimage…

Who is now buried there?

I’ve had the awesome privilege to go there, and hope you can as well!

There are no marked tombs of anybody within the CHS, although no doubt there are unmarked burials below it from the period prior to it’s construction. However, one of the lower chapels is said to have been Adam’s tomb. FWIW

GOD Bless and ICXC NIKA.

 

[Richard320]

Here’s what I’d like to see there, myself: Miracle of the Holy Fire

“On Holy Saturday believers gather in great crowds in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. For on this day fire comes down from Heaven and puts fire on lamps in the church.”

This ceremony, described above by one of the many pilgrims visiting Jerusalem during Easter, has occurred yearly for centuries and includes the unexplainable event of the Holy Fire igniting candles and oil lamps. Orthodox Christians cherish it as the greatest of miracles and see it as a continuous reminder of the Lord’s resurrection.

 

[A_G]

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is built on the site where Christ was crucified, buried and, three days later, rose from the dead. I pray some day that I will be able to visit there on pilgrimage…

Who is now buried there?

Thanks for the responses so far, some of the information provided is great, but it doesn’t have much to do with the original question of this thread. However after doing some research online via various websites, I’ve answered my own question

Buried in The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem:

Godfrey of Bouillon (died 18 July 1100)

**Baldwin I of Jerusalem (died 2 April 1118)

Baldwin II of Jerusalem (died 21 August 1131)

Fulk, King of Jerusalem (died 13 November 1143)

Baldwin III (died 10 February 1163)

Amalric I of Jerusalem (died 11 July 1174)

Baldwin IV of Jerusalem “the leper king” (died 16 March 1185)

Baldwin V of Jerusalem (died August 1186)**

These were Kings of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, and from my research it seems that most (if not all) were actually crowned king in The Church of the Holy Sepulchre too. This is the list of people that I put together that were buried there. There are probably (many) more.

 

[PhilOSophia]

Here’s what I’d like to see there, myself: Miracle of the Holy Fire

Thanks for posting that. It’s most impressive.