According to the Gospels, St. Joseph of Arimathea boldly obtained Pontius Pilateās permission to take Jesusā body after his crucifixion and bury it. Joseph wished to prevent it from hanging on the cross overnight and to secure for it an honorable burial, thereby offending Jewish law, which allowed only a disgraceful burial to the executed. Joseph then buried Jesusā body in his own tomb. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem was built on the traditional site of the tomb.
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