Church of the Resurrection of Christ, Israel
From series “The Most Astonishing Orthodox Churches”Year: 325.
In Jerusalem has placed the greatest Orthodox Church of the world meaning – Church of the Resurrection of Christ. Mostly known as Church of the Holy Sepulcher. This cathedral was established in 325 year. The place where it is now is a precise place of the Christ crucifixion and burial. Helen, the mother of the Emperor Konstantin the Great, has decided to build the cathedral there. She has adopted Christianity several years before the death. Earlier at this place was a large cathedral devoted to Venice goddess.
According to the historical data, when Helen came to the underground of the cathedral, she found a cave where Jesus Christ was buried. Also, there was a cross where Jesus was crucified. The oldest world cathedral has quite a complex history. Many times it was destroyed and rebuilt. The last huge restoration was in 1810. Since that time the church didn’t drastically change. There were saved a lot of outstanding elements of the old decoration. But the main value has the Christian relics.
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