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Jerusalem: the Church of the Holy Sepulcher is closed. Bye for a week

27 March 2020
Иерусалим: храм Гроба Господня закрыт. Пока на неделю

After a meeting of the leaders of Christian denominations represented in the Holy Land with representatives of the Israeli police in connection with the coronavirus epidemic from 17:00 (18:00 Moscow time on March 26, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem was closed for a week). The words of the conciliar prayer of the believers fell silent under its vaults.

inside the temple2
inside the temple2
“Of course, church leaders have expressed understanding. The initial understanding is that the decree is valid for one week, although no one knows how long this crisis will last, ”Wadi Abu Nassar, a representative of the Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land, commented on the results of the meeting.

In Russia, the closure of the main Christian shrine in the world, where the prayer to the Lord God was performed for centuries, was perceived by believers with alarm. When asked how the closure of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher should be treated, Archpriest Nikolai Balashov, Deputy Head of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, replied: 'With sorrow.'

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Jerusalem: the Church of the Holy Sepulcher is closed. Bye for a week Jerusalem: the Church of the Holy Sepulcher is closed. Bye for a week After a meeting of the leaders of Christian denominations represented in the Holy Land with representatives of the Israeli police in connection with the coronavirus epidemic from 17:00 (18:00 Moscow time on March 26, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem was closed for a week). The words of the conciliar prayer of the believers fell silent under its vaults. inside the temple2 “Of course, church leaders have expressed understanding. The initial understanding is that the decree is valid for one week, although no one knows how long this crisis will last, ”Wadi Abu Nassar, a representative of the Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land, commented on the results of the meeting. In Russia, the closure of the main Christian shrine in the world, where the prayer to the Lord God was performed for centuries, was perceived by believers with alarm. When asked how the closure of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher should be treated, Archpriest Nikolai Balashov, Deputy Head of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, replied: 'With sorrow.'
After a meeting of the leaders of Christian denominations represented in the Holy Land with representatives of the Israeli police in connection with the coronavirus epidemic from 17:00 (18:00 Moscow time on March 26, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem was closed for a week). The words of the conciliar prayer of the believers fell silent under its vaults. inside the temple2 “Of course, church leaders have expressed understanding. The initial understanding is that the decree is valid for one week, although no one knows how long this crisis will last, ”Wadi Abu Nassar, a representative of the Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land, commented on the results of the meeting. In Russia, the closure of the main Christian shrine in the world, where the prayer to the Lord God was performed for centuries, was perceived by believers with alarm. When asked how the closure of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher should be treated, Archpriest Nikolai Balashov, Deputy Head of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, replied: 'With sorrow.'