{"id":37417,"date":"2016-06-14T14:17:42","date_gmt":"2016-06-14T12:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/site\/?p=37417"},"modified":"2016-06-14T14:17:42","modified_gmt":"2016-06-14T12:17:42","slug":"%d8%a8%d8%af%d8%a1-%d8%a3%d8%b9%d9%85%d8%a7%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%aa%d8%b1%d9%85%d9%8a%d9%85-%d9%84%d9%84%d9%82%d8%a8%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d9%82%d8%af%d8%b3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/%d8%a8%d8%af%d8%a1-%d8%a3%d8%b9%d9%85%d8%a7%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%aa%d8%b1%d9%85%d9%8a%d9%85-%d9%84%d9%84%d9%82%d8%a8%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d9%82%d8%af%d8%b3\/","title":{"rendered":"Restoration work starts at Jerusalem&#8217;s Holy Sepulchre shrine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;andale mono&quot;, times; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">A major restoration project has begun at the shrine inside Jerusalem&#8217;s Church of the Holy Sepulchre where Jesus is said to have been buried before his resurrection.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;andale mono&quot;, times; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">An AFP photographer visiting the church on Sunday saw scaffolding going up and workers welding steel supports.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;andale mono&quot;, times; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Church officials had said in March that work was to be carried out by a team of Greek specialists.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;andale mono&quot;, times; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">They said the project was expected to be completed in early 2017 and that the site would remain open to visitors in the meantime.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;andale mono&quot;, times; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Workers in the church erected a steel canopy over the entrance to the tomb structure, to protect visitors from possible debris.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;andale mono&quot;, times; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">The shrine, several metres tall and wide and standing under the church&#8217;s dome, has for decades been held together by a metal frame.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;andale mono&quot;, times; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Its marble slabs have weakened over the years, caused in part by daily visits from thousands of pilgrims and tourists.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;andale mono&quot;, times; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">The shrine was built in the early 19th century over the site of the cave where Jesus is believed to have been buried.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;andale mono&quot;, times; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">It will be painstakingly dismantled and rebuilt during eight months of restorationwork, said the Custody of the Holy Land, which oversees Roman Catholic properties in the area.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;andale mono&quot;, times; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Broken or fragile parts will be replaced while marble slabs that can be preserved will be cleaned, and the structure supporting them will be reinforced.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;andale mono&quot;, times; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">The work is being funded by the three main Christian denominations of the HolySepulchre &#8212; Greek Orthodox, Franciscans and Armenians &#8212; as well as from public and private contributions.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A major restoration project has begun at the shrine inside Jerusalem&#8217;s Church of the Holy Sepulchre where Jesus is said to have been buried before his resurrection. An AFP photographer visiting the church on Sunday saw scaffolding going up and workers welding steel supports. 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