Can you visit where Jesus was buried?

According to Roman Catholic and Orthodox Christian belief, the Edicule encases the ancient cave where Jesus' body was entombed and resurrected. The Edicule shrine is built around the original cave; visitors can kneel before a marble niche that covers what is believed to be the bench where Jesus' body was placed.



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The Edicule in Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre is traditionally believed to be the site of Jesus' tomb. A $4 million restoration project, led by a Greek team, has cleaned and reinforced the structure.

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The tomb was opened for the first time in centuries in October 2016, when the shrine that encloses the tomb, known as the Edicule, underwent a significant restoration by an interdisciplinary team from the National Technical University of Athens.

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The Garden Tomb in Jerusalem. The Garden Tomb (Arabic: ????? ??? ??????, Hebrew: ?? ????, literally the Tomb Garden) is a Christian pilgrimage site in Jerusalem that contains an ancient tomb, also named the Garden Tomb, considered by some Protestants to be the empty tomb from whence Jesus of Nazareth resurrected.

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Entrance is free. The Garden is a place where faith in the crucified, risen Lord is renewed or begun and lives transformed. The Team looks forward to welcoming you to the Garden Tomb.

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