The Church of the Holy Sepulchre
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, located in the Christian quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem, was originally built by Saint Constantine the Great, the first Christian emperor of Rome. The church, dedicated in 336 AD, encloses both the site of Christ's crucifixion (Golgotha), and the rock-cut tomb in which He was buried and from which Christians believe He was resurrected.
Today, the actual Tomb or "Edicule" at the heart of the Church is principally controlled by the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem and is currently the subject of a thorough archeological investigation. Visit this wonderful interactive site from the PBS series Secrets of the Dead II:
This page was last edited on November 04, 2002