Tomb of the Virgin Mary

The Marie grave in the Kidron Valley in Jerusalem is considered by altkirchlicher tradition as the burial place of Mary, the mother of Jesus. The grave is at the foot of the Mount of Olives, near the Church of All Nations.

A small church was built there in the 4th century. Crusaders restored and extended it in the 12th century before it was destroyed by Saladin after the conquest of Jerusalem. The crypt was spared here and is still preserved, since Mary is venerated in Islam.

The present church belongs to the Greek Orthodox and the Armenian Apostolic Church; the Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox and the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, they have the use of. A steep staircase behind the facade, come down to the grave, in which Mary is said to have a few days on the elevation of their ascension. In addition, the graves of their parents Joachim and Anna and her husband Josef there are shown.

Every year a few days before the Feast of the Assumption ( according to Julian Calendar ), a procession with the " corpse of Mary " of the city to the grave instead.

Next to the entrance to the church is the entrance to the grotto betrayal of Catholics in the arrest of Jesus is to be done.

One Jerusalem tradition, according to Mary to have died on Mount Zion in the circle of the disciples. Reminds the Roman Catholic Dormition Church.

In Ephesus in modern day Turkey, there is another site where Mary, following another tradition, died or to have ascended to heaven. The local Marie House is recognized by the Catholic Church.

The input levels between the two chapels

The tomb of the Virgin Mary, Mount of Olives, Jerusalem.

The sarcophagus