The diocese was established in 1099 and is seated at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, covering Israel ... "I carried with me a copy of a Byzantine cross, [to say] that as we were here in Madaba ...

she allegedly recovered the “True Cross” of Jesus’ crucifixion and Jesus’ tomb. After Constantine learned about this, he ...

Archaeologists have discovered 2,000-year-old plant remains under the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, possibly identifying the ...

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Holy Week observances began in Jerusalem in the earliest days of the Church, when devout people ... Jesus died on the cross and was buried before sunset. So Friday was first day that Jesus lay ...

How long was Our Lord hanging on the cross before He died ... While Christ's soul was in Limbo His body was in the holy sepulchre. Q. 405. On what day did Christ rise from the dead?

Eugenio Alliata's office in Jerusalem resembles any archaeology workshop that prefers fieldwork. On the overcrowded shelves, ...

View of the main entrance to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Old City of Jerusalem. (photo credit: Framalicious. Via Shutterstock) An excavation at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in ...

Archaeologists at Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre have discovered ancient garden evidence, aligning with biblical accounts. Seeds and pollen from 2,000-year-old olive trees and ...

Archaeologists excavating beneath the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem s Old City have uncovered evidence of an ...

STARTLING new archaeological evidence could finally solve the mystery over where Jesus was crucified and buried. The new clues emerging from the dust of one of the world's most historic sites ...