The Innocents Abroad - Chapter 53

"The Joy of the Whole Earth"—Description of Jerusalem—Church of the Holy Sepulchre—The Stone of Unction—The Grave of Jesus—Graves of Nicodemus and Joseph of Armattea—Places of the Apparition—The Finding of the There Crosses——The Legend—Monkish Impostures—The Pillar of Flagellation—The Place of a Relic—Godfrey's Sword—"The Bonds of Christ"—"The Center of the Earth"—Place whence the Dust was taken of which Adam was Made—Grave of Adam—The Martyred Soldier—The Copper Plate that was on the Cross—The Good St. Helena—Place of the Division of the Garments—St. Dimas, the Penitent Thief—The Late Emperor Maximilian's Contribution—Grotto wherein the Crosses were Found, and the Nails, and the Crown of Thorns—Chapel of the Mocking—Tomb of Melchizedek—Graves of Two Renowned Crusaders—The Place of the Crucifixion

Submitted by scott on Mon, 08/13/2012 - 17:46

Jerusalem, September 1867: Daily Alta March 8, 1868

Jerusalem, September 1867: Daily Alta March 15, 1868

Jerusalem, September 1867: Daily Alta March 22, 1868

Reading Date

August 7, 2012

SL Venue

Botanical Gardens Story Telling Pavilion

Twain Chapter Comments

Golgotha

Ian Strathcarron, in Innocence and War, notes that current day scholars may not accept the location in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher as Golgotha, the site where Jesus was crucified. Rather the Garden of the Tomb, just beyond Jerusalem's walls near the Damascus Gate he notes as the most likely location.