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Holy Sepulchre

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noun

  1. New Testament the tomb in which the body of Christ was laid after the Crucifixion

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday the Latin Patriarch would get "full and immediate access" to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, after police denied him entry on Palm Sunday.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

It is why Vice President JD Vance insisted that he visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre during a recent trip to Israel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Earlier Sunday, Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre — revered as the site of Jesus’s crucifixion — also held a service.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 24, 2024

Nero’s “claim to be a great singer led him to perform in front of large audiences,” says Leonardo Visconti di Modrone, governor general of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre, which owns the site.

From Scientific American • Aug. 9, 2023

He assumed the title not of king, but of “advocate”1 of the Holy Sepulchre.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various