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The ancient Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where the thousand-year-old rite takes place, was built over the site where Christian tradition says Jesus Christ was crucified, buried and resurrected.
Thousands of Christians thronged Jerusalem on Saturday for the traditional Holy Fire rite ahead of the Orthodox Easter, despite a security clampdown in the holy city.
STORY: After hours of anticipation, the Jerusalem's Greek Orthodox Patriarch emerged from the sealed empty tomb of Jerusalem's Holy Sepulchre Church with a lighted candle, a mysterious act considered an annual holy miracle before Orthodox Easter Sunday. | 12:04pm
Anti-Christian hate crimes in Jerusalem have been soaring since Israel’s new extremist government took over – Easter is one of many targets by the
In an atmosphere of religious devoutness and magnificence, the Holy Fire marking Jesus Resurrection appeared again in the Church of Sepulchre