Church of the Holy Sepulchre

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, also known as the Church of the Resurrection, is a fourth-century church in the of the of .
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: church in Jerusalem, containing the two holiest sites in Christianity
  • Also known as: Anastasis”, “Church of the Anastasis”, and “Church of the Resurrection
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mosque of Omar and Dome of the Rock.

Mosque
The is a , located inside the Old City of . Situated opposite the southern courtyard of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, in the area of the , the mosque is not open to tourists, and can be accessed only for praying.

Place of worship
Photo: Wikimedia, GFDL.
The is an octagonal Islamic shrine at the center of the Al-Aqsa mosque compound on the in the . It is the world's oldest surviving work of Islamic architecture, the earliest archaeologically-attested religious structure to be built by a Muslim ruler and contains the earliest inscriptions proclaiming Islam and the prophet Muhammad. is situated 520 metres east of Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

Marketplace
The is a complex of streets and shops in the of the . It was the location of the first Bimaristan of the Knights Hospitaller. The name is derived from the Persian word Bimārestān, meaning "hospital". is situated 100 metres south of Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Christian Quarter and Old City.

Neighborhood
The is one of the four quarters of the walled Old City of , the other three being the , the and the .

The of Jerusalem is that part of surrounded by the impressive 16th-century Ottoman city walls and representing the heart of the city both historically and spiritually.

Neighborhood
The is one of the four sectors of the walled Old City of . Located in the southwestern corner of the Old City, it can be accessed through the and .

Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Latitude
31.77834° or 31° 46′ 42″ north
Longitude
35.22979° or 35° 13′ 47″ east
Elevation
767 metres (2,516 feet)
Open location code
8G3QQ6HH+8W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1022672085
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­cathedral
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
8335062
Wiki­data ID
Q187702
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Yue Chinese—“Church of the Holy Sepulchre” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: Kisha e Varrit të Shenjtë
  • Arabic: كنيسة القبرالمقدس
  • Arabic: كنيسة القيامة
  • Arabic: كنيسه القيامه
  • Armenian: Սուրբ Հարության տաճար
  • Azerbaijani: Müqəddəs məqbərə kilsəsi
  • Basque: Hilobi Santuaren eliza
  • Belarusian: Храм Гроба Гасподняга
  • Belarusian: Храм Труны Гасподняй
  • Breton: Bez Santel
  • Breton: Iliz ar Bez Santel
  • Bulgarian: Възкресение Христово
  • Bulgarian: Възнесение Христово
  • Bulgarian: Църква ‘Божи Гроб’
  • Bulgarian: Църква ‘Възнесение Христово’
  • Bulgarian: Църква на Божи гроб
  • Catalan: Basílica del Sant Sepulcre de Jerusalem
  • Catalan: basílica del Sant Sepulcre
  • Catalan: Basílica del Sant Sepulcre
  • Catalan: Església del Sant Sepulcre
  • Catalan: Sant Sepulcre de Jerusalem
  • Catalan: Sant Sepulcre
  • Cebuano: Simbahang Banal sa Sepulkro
  • Central Bikol: Simbahan nin Banal na Sepulkro
  • Chechen: Делан килс
  • Chechen: Делан Къуббанан килс
  • Chinese: 圣墓教堂
  • Chinese: 聖墓堂
  • Chinese: 聖墓大殿
  • Chinese: 聖墓教堂
  • Croatian: Bazilika Svetog groba
  • Croatian: Bazilika svetoga groba
  • Croatian: Bazilika Svetoga groba
  • Croatian: Crkva sv. Groba
  • Czech: Bazilika Svatého hrobu
  • Czech: Boží hrob
  • Czech: Chrám Božího hrobu
  • Czech: Kostel Svatého hrobu
  • Czech: Kostel Vzkříšení
  • Danish: Den Hellige Gravs Kirke
  • Danish: Gravkirken
  • Dutch: H. Grafkerk
  • Dutch: Heilig Graf
  • Dutch: Heilig Grafkerk
  • Dutch: Heilige Grafkerk
  • Dutch: Kerk van het Heilig Graf
  • Dutch: Verrijzeniskerk
  • Egyptian Arabic: القبر المقدس
  • Egyptian Arabic: كنيسة القبر المقدس
  • Egyptian Arabic: كنيسة القيامه
  • Esperanto: Baziliko de la Sankta Tombo
  • Esperanto: Baziliko de Sankta tombo
  • Esperanto: Dia tombo
  • Esperanto: Sankta Tombo
  • Esperanto: Templo de Dia tombo
  • Estonian: Püha Haua kirik
  • Finnish: Pyhän haudan kirkko
  • French: Basilique de la Résurrection
  • French: Basilique du Saint-Sépulcre
  • French: église du Saint-Sépulcre
  • French: Église du Saint-Sépulcre
  • Galician: Santo Sepulcro
  • Georgian: ქრისტეს საფლავის ტაძარი
  • German: Grab Christi
  • German: Grabeskapelle
  • German: Grabeskirche in Jerusalem
  • German: Grabeskirche
  • German: Kapelle von der Ohnmacht Unserer Lieben Frau
  • German: Kirche des heiligen Grabes
  • German: Kirche vom heiligen Grab
  • Greek: Ναός της Αναστάσεως
  • Greek: Ναός του Παναγίου Τάφου
  • Hebrew: כנסיית הקבר הקדוק
  • Hebrew: כנסיית הקבר
  • Hindi: पवित्र कब्र वाला चर्च
  • Hungarian: Szent Sír templom
  • Hungarian: Szent Sír-templom
  • Indonesian: Gereja Makam Kudus
  • Indonesian: Gereja Makam Suci
  • Irish: Teampall an Tuama Naofa
  • Italian: basilica del Santo Sepolcro
  • Italian: Basilica del Santo Sepolcro
  • Italian: Basilica del Sepolcro
  • Italian: Chiesa del Santo Sepolcro
  • Japanese: 聖墳墓教会
  • Korean: 그리스도의 무덤
  • Korean: 부활 교회
  • Korean: 성묘 교회
  • Korean: 성묘 성당
  • Korean: 성묘
  • Korean: 성묘교회
  • Korean: 예수묘
  • Korean: 예수의 무덤
  • Korean: 주님 무덤 성당
  • Korean: 주님의 무덤 성당
  • Korean: 주님의 부활 기념 성당
  • Korean: 주님의 부활 성당
  • Latin: Ecclesia Sancti Sepulchri
  • Latin: Ecclesia Sancti Sepulcri
  • Latin: Sanctum Sepulchrum
  • Latvian: Svētā kapa baznīca
  • Lithuanian: Kristaus Kapo bazilika
  • Macedonian: Базилика на Светиот гроб
  • Macedonian: Базилика на Светиот Гроб
  • Malagasy: Fiangonan’ ny Fasana Masina
  • Malagasy: Fiangonan’ny Fasana Masina
  • Malay: Church of the Holy Sepulchre
  • Malay: Gereja Makam Suci
  • Maltese: Knisja tas-Sepulkru Mqaddes
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Den hellige gravs kirke
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Gravkirken
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Oppstandelseskirken
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Gravkyrkja
  • Norwegian: Den hellige gravs kirke
  • Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE): ܥܕܬܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ
  • Persian: کلیسای قبر مقدس
  • Persian: کلیسای قبر
  • Persian: کلیسای مرقد مقدس
  • Persian: کلیسای مقبره مقدس
  • Persian: کلیسای مقبرهٔ مقدس
  • Persian: کلیسای مقدس اورشلیم
  • Persian: گور مسیح
  • Polish: Bazylika Bożego Grobu
  • Polish: Bazylika Grobu Pańskiego
  • Polish: Bazylika Grobu Świętego
  • Portuguese: Basílica do Santo Sepulcro
  • Portuguese: Igreja do santo sepulcro
  • Portuguese: Santo Sepulcro
  • Portuguese: Túmulo de Jesus
  • Romanian: Biserica Sfântului Mormânt
  • Romanian: Biserica Sfântului Sepulcru
  • Romanian: Biserica Sfintei Învieri din Ierusalim
  • Romanian: Biserica Sfîntului Mormînt
  • Russian: Иерусалимский храм Воскресения Христова
  • Russian: Иерусалимский храм Гроба Господня
  • Russian: Храм Воскресения Христова в Иерусалиме
  • Russian: Храм Воскресения
  • Russian: Храм Гроба Господня в Иерусалиме
  • Russian: Храм Гроба Господня
  • Scottish Gaelic: Eaglais an Tìodhlacaidh Naoimh
  • Serbian: Crkva Svetog Groba
  • Serbian: Hram Vaskrsenja Hristovog
  • Serbian: Храм Васкрсења Христовог
  • Serbian: Храм Гроба Господњег
  • Serbo-Croatian: Bazilika svetog Groba
  • Serbo-Croatian: Bazilika Svetoga groba
  • Serbo-Croatian: Crkva Svetog groba
  • Serbo-Croatian: Crkva Svetoga groba
  • Sinhala: ශුද්ධවූ සොහොන් ගැබෙහි දේවස්ථානය
  • Slovak: Bazilika Svätého hrobu
  • Slovak: Chrám Božieho hrobu
  • Slovenian: Bazilika Božjega groba, Jeruzalem
  • Slovenian: bazilika Božjega groba
  • Slovenian: Bazilika Božjega groba
  • Slovenian: bazilika svetega groba
  • Slovenian: cerkev Božjega groba
  • Slovenian: cerkev svetega groba
  • Spanish: Basilica del Santo Sepulcro
  • Spanish: Basílica del Santo Sepulcro
  • Spanish: Iglesia de la Anástasis
  • Spanish: Iglesia de la Resurección
  • Spanish: Iglesia del Santo Sepulcro
  • Spanish: Santo Sepulcro
  • Swahili: Kanisa la Kaburi na Ufufuo wa Yesu
  • Swedish: Den heliga gravens kyrka
  • Swedish: Gravkyrkan
  • Swedish: Heliga gravens kyrka
  • Swedish: Uppståndelsekyrkan
  • Swiss German: Grabeskirche
  • Tagalog: Simbahan ng Banal na Sepulkro
  • Tamil: திருக்கல்லறைத் தேவாலயம்
  • Thai: โบสถ์พระคูหาศักดิ์สิทธิ์
  • Thai: โบสถ์สุสานนักบุญ
  • Thai: โบสถ์สุสานศักดิ์สิทธิ์
  • Thai: วิหารสุสานนักบุญ
  • Thai: วิหารสุสานศักดิ์สิทธิ์
  • Tosk Albanian: Grabeskirche
  • Turkish: Kıyamet Kilisesi
  • Turkish: Kutsal Kabir Kilisesi
  • Turkish: Kutsal Sepulchre Kilisesi
  • Ukrainian: Храм Гроба Господнього
  • Ukrainian: Храм Гробу Господнього
  • Urdu: کلیسائے مقبرہ مقدس
  • Vietnamese: Nhà thờ Mộ Thánh
  • Waray (Philippines): Singbahan han Baraan nga Sepulkro
  • Welsh: Eglwys y Beddrod Sanctaidd
  • Western Frisian: Hillich Grêftsjerke
  • Western Panjabi: پاک قبر والا گرجا
  • Wu Chinese: 圣墓教堂
  • Yiddish: קבר-קירך
  • Yue Chinese: 聖墓大殿

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