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The sepulcher in which Christ's body lay between burial and resurrection.

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Then it is that the Heaven-sent fire issues from the Holy Sepulchre.
Eothen; Or, Traces of Travel Brought Home from the East
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The echoing interior of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre humbles you.
The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow ...
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We peered over the threshold, into the shrine of the Holy Sepulchre.
Siege of heaven
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And why is the Church of the Holy Sepulchre a beacon light?
Tancred; Or, The New Crusade
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The following day I visited the church of the Holy Sepulchre.
A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy
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On the east of this transept is the chapel of the Holy Sepulchre.
Wanderings in Wessex / An Exploration of the Southern Realm from...
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The Holy Sepulchre could be approached only on the condition of defiling it.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume 3 part 1: The Middle Ages
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Proposition of Columbus Relative to the Recovery of the Holy Sepulchre.
The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II)
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He began to speak of a mighty crusade to recover the Holy Sepulchre.
1492
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So then, being thoroughly resolved, I turned my face toward the Holy Sepulchre.
The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini
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Albuquerque wanted to make an alliance with him and capture the Holy Sepulchre.'
Prester John
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The Holy Sepulchre!' he exclaimed, and repeated to himself, staring at his son.
Tancred; Or, The New Crusade
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As in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, envy and uncharitableness were apparent here.
The Entire Project Gutenberg Works of Mark Twain
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The space fronting the church of the Holy Sepulchre becomes a kind of bazaar.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure
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The Church of the Holy Sepulchre houses five Christian churches.
The new yorker
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Nothing has any fascination for us, now, but the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
The Innocents Abroad