The tomb of Jesus was opened for the first time

Restoration experts working at the Holy Church in Israel flipped open the stone that covered the site of the tomb of Jesus.

For the first time in centuries, scientists turned cream-colored marble over a meter long from 1555 in the Holy Church in the ancient city of Jerusalem to explore the surface of the gray beige stone inside. The tomb of Jesus and National Geographic reported on October 26.

Scientists embellished the Edicule project surrounding the tomb of Jesus.(Photo: National Geographic).

"The marble slab covered the grave overturned and we were surprised by the volume of materials below," said Fredrik Hiebert, an archaeologist from the National Geographic Society, a restoration project member. know. "This will be a prolonged scientific analysis, but in the end we can observe the original stone face, where the body of Jesus follows the legend."

According to the Bible, the body of the Lord Jesus was placed on a shelf or "burial bed" that came out from the side of the limestone cave after he was executed by the Romans in the year 30 or 33. After a three-day funeral Jesus revived and the ointment women said that his body was not saved.

Surrounding the burial price is a building called Edicule , which means "small house" in Latin, most recently embellished in 1808-1810 after a fire. Edicule and the tomb inside are being restored by a group of scientists from Athens National University of Technology under the direction of Professor Antonia Moropoulou.

Marble tile experts cover the tomb of Jesus.(Photo: National Geographic).

The opening event provides researchers with the opportunity to study the original shape of the most sacred place in Christianity. The analysis of the rock surface allowed the team to better understand the original shape of the tomb and the process of becoming a sanctuary since being first discovered by Helena, Roman emperor Constantine. year 326.

Religious communities manage the Holy Holy Church through a plan to restore Edicule in March 2016. As expected, renovation work will be completed in the spring of 2017.