Chapel of Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem to be restored for the first time in history

Restoration work on the Edicule (chapel) of the Temple of the Holy Sepulchre has begun in Jerusalem for the first time in history, the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission (REM) in the city informs.

"Patriarch Theophilos announced about the beginning of large-scale restoration of the Edicule Sepulchre at the Church of the Resurrection in Jerusalem,'' Tass cites the press release.