The altar is adorned with three crosses, and other costly embellishments, among which are forty-six silver lamps that are kept constantly burning. Contiguous to this is another small chapel fronting the body of the church. At the west end is the chapel... Universal history, ancient and modern - Page 37by William Fordyce Mavor - 1804Full view - About this book
| World history - 1747 - 524 pages
...fuch as Greeks, Armenians, Maronitcst facobitft, Copts, Abyffmes, Georgians, &c. and on the northweft are the apartments of the Latins, who have the care of the church, and are forced to refide conftantly in it, the Turks keeping the keys of it, and not fuffering an^... | |
| Universal history - 1779 - 520 pages
...Armenians, tylaronites, Jacobites, Copts, Abyfiines, and Georgines. VOL. II, H On On the north-weft, are the apartments of the Latins, who have the care of the church, and are forced to refide conflantly in it, the Turks keeping the keys of it, and not fuffering any... | |
| Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1797 - 450 pages
...Armenians, Maronites, Jacobites, C^ots, Abyffines, Georgians, &c. and on the north- weft fide of i- are the apartments of the Latins, who have the care of the church, and are forced to re^de cnn!*antly in it ; the Turks keeping the keys of it, and not fuffering any... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - World history - 1802 - 396 pages
...the sepulchre is divided into several chapels for the use of the different Christian sects who ic-ide there ; and on the north-west are the apartments of...by whom it was built. The entrance is at the east sid, uuder an octagon, adorned with a cupola and butera ; and towards the west is a straight aisle... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - Chronology, Historical - 1803 - 376 pages
...Messiah was crucified. - The altar is adorned with th ree crosses, and other costly embel• lishments, among which are forty-six silver lamps that are kept...an octagon, adorned with a cupola and lantern ; and towards the west is a straight aisle like that of a church, the whole surrounded with a spacious court,... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - Chronology, Historical - 1804 - 376 pages
...of Jerusalem. An ascent of twenty-two steps 'leads to a chapel, where that part of Calvary is shown on which the Messiah was crucified. The altar is adorned...was built. The entrance is at the east end, under on octagon, adorned with a cupola and lantern ; and towards the west is a straight aisle like that... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - World history - 1804 - 380 pages
...The altar is adorned with three crosses, and other costly embellishments, among which are forty -six silver lamps that are kept constantly burning. Contiguous...an octagon, adorned with a cupola and lantern ; and towards the west is a straight aisle like that of a church, the whole surrounded with a spacious court,... | |
| Ezekiel Blomfield - Bible - 1809 - 690 pages
...Armenians, Maronites, Jacobites, Copts, Abyssines, Georgians, &c. ; and on the north-west side of it are the apartments of the Latins who have the care of the church, and are forced to reside constantly in it, the Turks keeping the keys of it, and not suffering any... | |
| Robert Mayo - Geography, Ancient - 1813 - 330 pages
...our Saviour's passion were transacted, together with the tombs of Godfrey and Baldwin, the first of two Christian kings of Jerusalem. An ascent of twenty-two...an octagon, adorned with a cupola and lantern ; and towards the west is a straight aisle like- that of a church, the whole surrounded with a spacious court,... | |
| Elijah Parish - Bible - 1813 - 558 pages
...Greeks, Armenians, Maronites, Jacobites, Copts, Abyssinians, Georgians, &c. And on the northwest side are the apartments of the Latins, who have the care of the church, and are forced to reside in it constantly; the Turks keeping the keys, and not suffering any of them... | |
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