![]() The Miracle of the Holy Fire, by William Holman Hunt, 1892-1899 The Holy Fire is taken to Greece by special flight, and similarly to other Orthodox countries or countries with major Orthodox churches, such as Georgia, Bulgaria, Lebanon, Romania, Egypt, Cyprus, North Macedonia, Serbia, Ukraine and Russia, being received by church and state leaders. ![]() Thousands of pilgrims as well as local Christians of all denominations gather in Jerusalem to partake and witness this annual event. When the fire is lit, the Patriarch comes out of the church with two lit candles. īefore the fire is lit, the Patriarch kneels inside the chapel in front of the stone, with crowds gathered outside. Pilgrims and clergy say that the Holy Fire does not burn them. The fire is also said to spontaneously light other lamps and candles around the church. This fire is then used to light the candles of the clergy and pilgrims in attendance. The light is believed to form a column of fire, from which candles are lit. The marble slab is now in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem. During this time, blue light is said to emit within Jesus' tomb, rising from the marble slab covering the stone bed believed to be that upon which Jesus' body is to have been placed for burial. Orthodox tradition holds that the Holy Fire happens annually on the day preceding Orthodox Pascha ( Orthodox Easter). Description from within the Orthodox faith However, the authenticity of the miracle has long been disputed. In Orthodox Christian belief, the Holy Fire ( Greek: Ἃγιον Φῶς, " Holy Light") is a proposed miracle that occurs every year at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Great Saturday, the day before Orthodox Easter.
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