CHURCH OF THE HOLY SEPULCHER

Some Christians believe the Church of the Holy Sepulcher is built over the site of Golgotha where Jesus was crucified. In 331 A.D., Helena, the mother of Constantine the Great, went to the Holy Land to find religious sites important to Christianity. She selected this site as that of the place of the Crucifixion. It was reported that she excavated here and found the tomb and the crosses of Jesus and the two thieves. Inside the church there today there are five communities: Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Armenian, Copts and Syrian Orthodox. The Ethiopian monks have their place marked on the roof of the church. It is believed that this part of the city was outside the city walls in the time of Jesus. One can see inside this church the Golgotha, the Anointing Stone, the Tomb, etc.