Tomb of the Virgin Mary

Church of the Sepulchre of Saint Mary
Twelfth-century façade of Mary's Tomb
Religion
AffiliationChristianity (Catholic, Armenian Orthodox, Greek Orthodox, Ethiopian Orthodox, Syriac Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox), Islam
RiteLatin, Byzantine, Alexandrian, Armenian, Syriac
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusActive
Location
LocationMount of Olives, Kidron Valley, Jerusalem
MunicipalityJerusalem
Tomb of the Virgin Mary is located in East Central Jerusalem
Tomb of the Virgin Mary
Shown within East Central Jerusalem
Tomb of the Virgin Mary is located in Jerusalem
Tomb of the Virgin Mary
Tomb of the Virgin Mary (Jerusalem)
Geographic coordinates31°46′48″N 35°14′22″E / 31.78013°N 35.23940°E / 31.78013; 35.23940
Architecture
TypeChurch, tomb
MaterialsStone
Plan and vertical cross-section of the site

Church of the Sepulchre of Saint Mary, also Tomb of the Virgin Mary (Hebrew: קבר מרים; (Arabic: قبر السيدة العذراء مريم; Greek: Τάφος της Παναγίας; Armenian: Սուրբ Մարիամ Աստվածածնի գերեզման) or the Church of the Assumption (Latin: Ecclesia Assumptionis), is a Christian church built around an ancient Judean rock-cut tomb in the Kidron Valley – at the foot of Mount of Olives, in East Jerusalem – believed by Eastern Christians to be the burial place of Mary, the mother of Jesus.[1] The Status Quo, a 250-year old understanding between religious communities, applies to the site.[2][3]

  1. ^ What's A Mother To Do? at AmericanCatholic.org
  2. ^ UN Conciliation Commission (1949). United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine Working Paper on the Holy Places.
  3. ^ Cust, 1929, The Status Quo in the Holy Places