The Jerusalem tomb of Jesus restored

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Channel: Real Thing TV · 2017 · News & Politics

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The Jerusalem tomb of Jesus restored: Historic shrine that houses the cave where it is said Christ was buried on a slab and rose to heaven to reopen
Edicule is a shrine that tradition says houses the cave where Jesus was buried and rose to heaven
The limestone and marble structure stands at the center of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem
Shrine needed urgent attention after years of exposure to water, humidity and candle smoke
Restorers cut small window from the shrine's marble walls for pilgrims to see bare stone of the burial cave.


The tomb of Jesus has been resurrected to its former glory.
Just in time for Easter, a Greek restoration team has completed a historic renovation of the Edicule, the shrine that tradition says houses the cave where Jesus was buried and rose to heaven.
Restorers have now cut a small window from the shrine's marble walls for pilgrims to see - for the first time - the bare stone of the ancient burial cave.

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