An Account of the Churches of Bethlehem and Jerusalem by the Priest Iachintus
Mathew Kuefler
Iachintus is the author of a short description Church Nativity in Bethlehem and Holy Sepulchre Jerusalem. His account survives as one leaf León, Archivo de la Catedral MS 14. The text incomplete was likely once part more detailed his pilgrimage. Scholars have been reluctant to rely on Iachintus’s details because fragmentary nature also uncertainty date travels, scholarly speculations for which ranged from middle seventh century end eleventh. Using combination paleographical, literary, historical analysis, however, it becomes clear that most visited Land first few years twelfth or, if not then, eleventh century. Questions remain we it, much still unknown, but does provide us with earliest second Edicule, structure heart Sepulchre, constructed supposed tomb Christ fourth century, destroyed 1009, then rebuilt before Indeed, only known Crusaders began redesigning it.
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