Anastasis

The Anastasis, also known as the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, is a significant religious building in Jerusalem. Its construction was initiated in the 4th century CE, following the conversion of Emperor Constantine I to Christianity and his mother St. Helena's pilgrimage to the city. The church was built on the traditional site of Christ's tomb and Golgotha.

The original structure, completed around 340 CE, comprised a rotunda (the Anastasis) built over the tomb and a basilica (the martyrium) to the east. This complex marked a prosperous era for Jerusalem. Later, under Emperor Justinian I in the 6th century, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre was rebuilt and expanded, with numerous other churches, monasteries, and hospices also established in the city. This period of flourishing ended with a Persian invasion in 614 CE, which resulted in destruction and loss of life.12