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Where is the mother of Christ buried?

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In the centre of the eastern arm, 52 feet long and 20 feet wide is the glorious tomb of the Mother of Christ. It is a little room with a bench hewn from the rocky mass in imitation of the tomb of Christ. This has given it the shape of a cubical edicule, about ten feet in circumference and eight feet high. read more

Church of the Sepulchre of Saint Mary, also Tomb of the Virgin Mary, is a Christian tomb in the Kidron Valley – at the foot of Mount of Olives, in Jerusalem – believed by Eastern Christians to be the burial place of Mary, the mother of Jesus. The Status Quo, a 250-year old understanding between religious communities, applies to the site. read more

They believed that it was the burial place of the prophet Isa’s (Jesus’) mother. In 1130 AD, when the Crusaders arrived in Jerusalem, they rebuilt the church and installed Benedictines there. Mary's Tomb. read more

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