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title: Church of the Holy Sepulchre
author: Ondřej Žváček
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9292/church-of-the-holy-sepulchre/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2024-12-03
---

# Church of the Holy Sepulchre

_Authored by Ondřej Žváček_

## Image File

[![Church of the Holy Sepulchre](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9292.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9292.jpg)

## Image Caption

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, [Jerusalem](https://www.worldhistory.org/jerusalem/). Completed in July 1149 when the [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) was the capital of the [Kingdom of Jerusalem](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kingdom_of_Jerusalem/), the church replaced a smaller version on the site considered to be the place of [Jesus Christ](https://www.worldhistory.org/Jesus_Christ/)'s [crucifixion](https://www.worldhistory.org/crucifixion/) and the [tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/) in which he was buried.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Žváček, O. (2018, October 01). Church of the Holy Sepulchre. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9292/church-of-the-holy-sepulchre/>
### Chicago
Žváček, Ondřej. "Church of the Holy Sepulchre." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 01, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9292/church-of-the-holy-sepulchre/>.
### MLA
Žváček, Ondřej. "Church of the Holy Sepulchre." *World History Encyclopedia*, 01 Oct 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9292/church-of-the-holy-sepulchre/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chr%C3%A1m_Bo%C5%BE%C3%ADho_hrobu,_Jeruzal%C3%A9m.jpg) by **Ondřej Žváček**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 01 October 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.