Within the three-domed structure may be found the Rock of Calvary (the spot of the ... of the city” to be crucified, but the Church of the Holy Sepulchre today lies within the Old City.

The temple was torn down, with a rock-cut tomb being revealed underneath, which was assumed to be the tomb of Jesus Christ. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre itself was then built over the site and ...

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre marks the traditional site of both Golgotha (Calvary ... the site later became a cemetery with rock-cut tombs — a common burial practice in ancient Israel.

Italian archaeologists working on the excavation and conservation of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem announced this week that they had discovered rock layers from the quarry used to ...

According to Christian tradition, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre stands on the spot where Jesus was crucified (known as Calvary ... several tombs hewn in the rock, as in other Jerusalem areas.

Archaeologists excavating the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the ancient church in ... Archivio Università di Roma Sapienza Calvary, the site where the church stands, had multiple uses in ancient ...

The altar of the crucifixion in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem was ... located in the Chapel of the Crucifixion on the rock of Golgotha where, according to tradition, the wooden ...

In the year 326, the Roman Emperor Constantine began construction of a church in Jerusalem on top the remains of his predecessor Hadrian’s temple dedicated to the pagan god Jupiter. Constantine’s ...

An excavation at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre ... a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid. There they laid Jesus." "The Gospel mentions a green area between the Calvary and the tomb ...