Holy and Great Friday Crucessions - Jerusalem

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A woman excited to tears awaits permission to enter the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Holy and Great Friday as police try to regulate the flow of people.

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Thousands of Eastern Orthodox Christians take part in crucessions along the Via Dolorosa, retracing the last steps of Jesus, on Holy and Great Friday, preceding Easter. Emotions climax on approach to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

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Thousands of Eastern Orthodox Christians take part in crucessions along the Via Dolorosa, retracing the last steps of Jesus, on Holy and Great Friday, preceding Easter. Emotions climax on approach to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

04/25

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Theophilus III, Greek Patriarch of Jerusalem, leads the crucessions along the Via Dolorosa to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Holy and Great Friday.

05/25

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Nuns prepare flower bouquets before the passing of crucessions on Holy and Great Friday near the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

06/25

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Three women exit the Ethiopian Church near the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Holy and Great Friday.

07/25

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An Eastern Orthodox Christian awaits the opening of the doors to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Holy and Great Friday.

08/25

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Eastern Orthodox Christian pilgrims await the opening of the doors to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Holy and Great Friday.

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An Eastern Orthodox Christian awaits the opening of the doors to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Holy and Great Friday.

10/25

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An Eastern Orthodox Christian man prays while awaiting the opening of the doors to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Holy and Great Friday.

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An Eastern Orthodox Christian awaits the opening of the doors to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Holy and Great Friday.

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Devoted believers pray inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Holy and Great Friday.

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Devoted believers pray inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Holy and Great Friday.

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Devoted believers pray inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Holy and Great Friday.

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Devoted believers pray inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Holy and Great Friday.

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A nun walks towards the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Holy and Great Friday.

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An Eastern Orthodox Christian awaits the opening of the doors to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Holy and Great Friday.

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Thousands of Eastern Orthodox Christians take part in crucessions along the Via Dolorosa, retracing the last steps of Jesus, on Holy and Great Friday, preceding Easter. Emotions climax on approach to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

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Thousands of Eastern Orthodox Christians take part in crucessions along the Via Dolorosa, retracing the last steps of Jesus, on Holy and Great Friday, preceding Easter. Emotions climax on approach to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

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Thousands of Eastern Orthodox Christians take part in crucessions along the Via Dolorosa, retracing the last steps of Jesus, on Holy and Great Friday, preceding Easter. Emotions climax on approach to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

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Border policemen try to regulate the flow of people to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Holy and Great Friday.

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Border policemen try to regulate the flow of people to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Holy and Great Friday.

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Thousands of Eastern Orthodox Christians take part in crucessions along the Via Dolorosa, retracing the last steps of Jesus, on Holy and Great Friday, preceding Easter. Emotions climax on approach to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

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Thousands of Eastern Orthodox Christians take part in crucessions along the Via Dolorosa, retracing the last steps of Jesus, on Holy and Great Friday, preceding Easter. Emotions climax on approach to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

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Thousands of Eastern Orthodox Christians take part in crucessions along the Via Dolorosa, retracing the last steps of Jesus, on Holy and Great Friday, preceding Easter. Emotions climax on approach to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.