Thursday, March 27, 2008

The Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Chapel

The Chapel remains in its original condition, without marble cladding. See the small entrance below the photograph, that leads to a rock-cut tomb cave (2P). It is traditionally ascribed to Joseph of Arimathea, who also provided the tomb for Christ (Matthew 27,60). The caves are indeed very old and date from 1st cent AD.

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