Dormition of the Theotokos - Tomb of Mary - Mount of Olives - Jerusalem

Every year on August 25 the Greek orthodox in Jerusalem move the Icon of "The Dormition of the Theotokos" from a church, called "Metoxion", located opposite the entrance to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, to the Tomb of Mary at the foothill of Mount of Olives.

The Icon rests near the tomb for a week and then returns to its home at the church of Metoxion.

To see the procession when the Icon "The Dormition of the Theotokos" can be watched at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5Qavg9vpJ4&t=17s

0:00 – Intro
0:05 – The Entrance
0:11 – candles on the stairs
0:24 – Tombs of St. Anne and Melisende
0:39 – Tomb of Mary (Theotokos)
1:09 – at the tomb
1:33 – Our Lady of Jerusalem
1:47 – Icon: Dormition of the Theotokos
2:07 – The staircase with Candles.

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