Entering the door from the north. Notice the signs in Hebrew both
to the left and to the right of the door.
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The entrance to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. People are
gathering for the Palm Sunday services, which began at 6:30 AM. The
main service was Latin (Catholic), but at the same time in the main part
of the Church there was also a Syrian Orthodox service and a Greek
Orthodox service.
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 Woman
kneeling and praying at the stone on the floor, which is just inside the
entrance to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
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Member of the Muslim family that holds the keys to the Church of the
Holy Sepulchre and protects the site. |
Painting inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
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 Choir
singing Gregorian chant in the Palm Sunday service sponsored by the Latin
Patriarchate.
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Procession during the Latin service around the tomb within the Church
of the Holy Sepulchre. |
A Syrian Orthodox priest chants, assisted by a lay person.
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A Jewish woman with her two sons, who visited the Church of the Holy
Sepulchre during the early morning Palm Sunday services. The boy at
the left has a kippa on his head, and the T-shirt of the boy in the middle
says "100% KOSHER." |
Armenian monks entering the Armenian area of the Church of the Holy
Sepulchre. |
