COMPLETION OF THE NEW CONSTRUCTION WORKS AT THE CHURCH OF THE RESURRECTION

Inspection by His Beatitude of the placement of new glass panes at the Rock of the Holy Calvary and the new hygiene facilities at the Church of Resurrection.

A meeting of the three Committees of the Holy Shrines i.e the Greek Orthodox, Franciscan and Armenian, was held at the holy Convent of Abraham. The delegates had a discussion regarding matters of common concern. After this, His Beatitude Patriarch of Jerusalem Theofilos III, accompanied by fathers of the Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulchure, descended to the Holy Sepulcher were he inspected the works carried out by the Technical Bureau of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem; the placement of new transparent panes from solid glass at the Holy Calvary and the placement of solid iron joists subservient to the scale rise leading to it.

His Beatitude then inspected the complete renovation of the lavatories of the Holy Sepulchure according to an agreement and with expenses of the three Communities, the Greek Orthodox, Franciscan and Armenian. The works began six months ago and after many difficulties and obstacles they were completed by the Technical Bureau of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem. The new complete structure of the lavatories is admittedly incomparable from the previous unacceptable situation.

The three Communities are looking for and expect from the relative government authorities and officials to exercise the appropriate pressure and leverage to the Copts, who contrary to the Status Quo, refuse to allow the unblocking of the sewerage and thus the new lavatories fall into desuetude. This results to problems for the priests and a serious hygienic issue to the multitudinous pilgrims of the Holy Sepulchre.

From the Holy Sepulchre Office
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