Church of the Holy Sepulchre The Church of the Holy Sepulchre (), also called the Church of the Resurrection, (Greek: Ναός της Αναστάσεως, Naos tis Anastaseos; Arabic: كنيسة القيامة, Kanīsat al-Qiyāma; Armenian: Սուրբ Հարություն Surp Harutyun) by Eastern Christians, is a Christian church within the walled Old City of Jerusalem. The site is venerated by most Christians as Golgotha,Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem (the Hill of Calvary), where the New Testament says that Jesus was crucified,CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Holy Sepulchre and is said to also contain the place where Jesus was buried (the sepulchre). Church_of_the_Holy_Sepulchre