Las obras de restauración de la tumba de Cristo, que se encuentra en muy mal estado, se iniciarán dentro de algunas semanas en la iglesia del Santo Sepulcro en Jerusalén, anunció el miércoles la Custodia de Tierra Santa.
Christian worshippers queue to visit the Tomb of Christ, where according to Christian belief the body of Jesus was laid after his death, inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Jerusalem’s Old City, on March 23, 2016.
The Churches of the Holy Land announced they will begin the restoration of the seriously dilapitated Tomb of Christ, in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem in a few weeks. / AFP / THOMAS COEX
Christian worshippers queue to visit the Tomb of Christ, where according to Christian belief the body of Jesus was laid after his death, inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Jerusalem’s Old City, on March 23, 2016.
The Churches of the Holy Land announced they will begin the restoration of the seriously dilapitated Tomb of Christ, in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem in a few weeks. / AFP / THOMAS COEX
Christian worshippers queue to visit the Tomb of Christ, where according to Christian belief the body of Jesus was laid after his death, inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Jerusalem’s Old City, on March 23, 2016.
The Churches of the Holy Land announced they will begin the restoration of the seriously dilapitated Tomb of Christ, in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem in a few weeks. / AFP / THOMAS COEX
A Greek priest walks past the Tomb of Christ, where according to Christian belief the body of Jesus was laid after his death, inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Jerusalem’s Old City, on March 23, 2016.
The Churches of the Holy Land announced they will begin the restoration of the seriously dilapitated Tomb of Christ, in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem in a few weeks. / AFP / THOMAS COEX
A man lights a candle outside the Tomb of Christ, where according to Christian belief the body of Jesus was laid after his death, inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Jerusalem’s Old City, on March 23, 2016.
The Churches of the Holy Land announced they will begin the restoration of the seriously dilapitated Tomb of Christ, in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem in a few weeks. / AFP / THOMAS COEX
Christian worshippers walk past the Tomb of Christ, where according to Christian belief the body of Jesus was laid after his death, inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Jerusalem’s Old City, on March 23, 2016.
The Churches of the Holy Land announced they will begin the restoration of the seriously dilapitated Tomb of Christ, in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem in a few weeks. / AFP / THOMAS COEX
Rays of sunlight shine in through the top of the Tomb of Christ, where according to Christian belief the body of Jesus was laid after his death, inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Jerusalem’s Old City, on March 23, 2016.
The Churches of the Holy Land announced they will begin the restoration of the seriously dilapitated Tomb of Christ, in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem in a few weeks. / AFP / THOMAS COEX
Rays of sunlight shine in through the top of the Tomb of Christ, where according to Christian belief the body of Jesus was laid after his death, inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Jerusalem’s Old City, on March 23, 2016.
The Churches of the Holy Land announced they will begin the restoration of the seriously dilapitated Tomb of Christ, in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem in a few weeks. / AFP / THOMAS COEX
A Franciscan priest and Christian worshipper queue outside the Tomb of Christ, where according to Christian belief the body of Jesus was laid after his death, inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Jerusalem’s Old City, on March 23, 2016.
The Churches of the Holy Land announced they will begin the restoration of the seriously dilapitated Tomb of Christ, in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem in a few weeks. / AFP / THOMAS COEX
A Franciscan priest queues outside the Tomb of Christ, where according to Christian belief the body of Jesus was laid after his death, inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Jerusalem’s Old City, on March 23, 2016.
The Churches of the Holy Land announced they will begin the restoration of the seriously dilapitated Tomb of Christ, in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem in a few weeks. / AFP / THOMAS COEX
A dove flies under the dome at the top of the Rotunda over the Tomb of Christ, where according to Christian belief the body of Jesus was laid after his death, inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Jerusalem’s Old City, on March 23, 2016.
The Churches of the Holy Land announced they will begin the restoration of the seriously dilapitated Tomb of Christ, in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem in a few weeks. / AFP / THOMAS COEX
Two Christian worshipper read books at the entrance of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Jerusalem’s Old City, on March 23, 2016.
The Churches of the Holy Land announced they will begin the restoration of the seriously dilapitated Tomb of Christ, in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem in a few weeks. / AFP / THOMAS COEX
El santo sepulcro / AFP / THOMAS COEX
Una estructura metálica sostiene desde hace decenas de años esta tumba, un pequeño edificio de mármol de varios metros de alto y ancho.
Esta estructura mantiene juntos los bloques de mármol que tienden a separarse, inicialmente como consecuencia del mal tiempo y ahora de la visita diaria de miles de peregrinos y turistas.
El pequeño edificio, que se encuentra bajo la cúpula de la iglesia, en la gruta en la que, según la tradición cristiana, se depositó el cuerpo de Cristo tras su muerte, se desarmará y volverá a construir exactamente igual, indicó en su portal de internet la Custodia, que tiene a su cargo los lugares santos católicos en Tierra Santa.
Las piezas demasiado frágiles o rotas se sustituirán por otras, se limpiarán las placas de mármol que se puedan conservar y se consolidará la estructura que las sostiene.
Un equipo griego tendrá a su cargo la restauración, la cual, se prevé, durará ocho meses y quedará terminada a principios de 2017. La tumba no se cerrará durante las obras.
El actual edificio, construido en 1809-1810 en estilo barroco otomano, tras un incendio que dañó a la basílica, es la más reciente de las construcciones que se han sucedido desde el siglo IV en ese lugar.
