Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulchre

The Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulchre,^{[N 1]} or Holy Community of the All-Holy Sepulchre, is an Eastern Orthodox monastic fraternity guarding the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and other Christian holy places in the Holy Land. It was founded in its present form during the British Mandate in Palestine (1920-1948). Headed by the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, the brotherhood also administers the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem, such as metropolitans, archbishops, bishops, archimandrites, hieromonks, hierodeacons, and monks.

The brotherhood's symbol is the taphos, a monogram of the Greek letters tau (Τ) and phi (Φ), for the word taphos (τάφος, meaning "sepulchre, grave").^[1]^[2] It can be seen on most Greek Orthodox buildings in Jerusalem.

The brotherhood is seated in the Central Monastery of Saints Constantine and Helen, Jerusalem,^{[N 2]} northeast of Megali Panagia Nunnery.^[6]

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^ Maunder, Chris (2019). The Oxford Handbook of Mary. Oxford University Press. p. 224. ISBN 978-0-19-879255-0. A taphos (the symbol of the Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulchre) is usually engraved on the entrance of Greek Orthodox churches
^ Kroyanker, David; et al. (1994). Jerusalem Architecture. Harry N. Abrams. p. 211. ISBN 978-0-86565-147-0. Taphos: Greek for "sepulcher" and the monogram of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate. Composed of the Greek letters Tau and Phi, the Taphos sign appears on the front of most Greek Orthodox buildings
^ "Holy Monasteries and Churches in Jerusalem". Jerusalem Patriarchate.
^ "Ἱεραί Μοναί καί Ναοί ἐν Ἱερουσαλήμ". Πατριαρχείοv Ιεροσολύμων (in Greek). Κεντρικόν Μοναστήριον Ἁγίων Κωνσταντίνου καί Ἑλένης, ἔνθα ἡ Ἕδρα τῆς Ἁγιοταφιτικῆς Ἀδελφότητος.
^ "الكنائس والأديرة داخل المدينة المقدسة". بطريركية الروم الاورثوذكسية (in Arabic). الدير المركزي (المعروف بدير القديسَين قسطنطين وهيلانة) حيث مقر أخوية القبر المقدّس
^ "The Feast of Saint Melani at the Patriarchate". en.jerusalem-patriarchate.info. 13 January 2018. the Nunnery of Megali Panagia adjacent to the south-west side of the Hagiotaphites' Central Monastery

[2] Maunder, Chris (2019). The Oxford Handbook of Mary. Oxford University Press. p. 224. ISBN 978-0-19-879255-0. A taphos (the symbol of the Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulchre) is usually engraved on the entrance of Greek Orthodox churches

[3] Kroyanker, David; et al. (1994). Jerusalem Architecture. Harry N. Abrams. p. 211. ISBN 978-0-86565-147-0. Taphos: Greek for "sepulcher" and the monogram of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate. Composed of the Greek letters Tau and Phi, the Taphos sign appears on the front of most Greek Orthodox buildings

[4] "Holy Monasteries and Churches in Jerusalem". Jerusalem Patriarchate.

[5] "Ἱεραί Μοναί καί Ναοί ἐν Ἱερουσαλήμ". Πατριαρχείοv Ιεροσολύμων (in Greek). Κεντρικόν Μοναστήριον Ἁγίων Κωνσταντίνου καί Ἑλένης, ἔνθα ἡ Ἕδρα τῆς Ἁγιοταφιτικῆς Ἀδελφότητος.

[6] "الكنائس والأديرة داخل المدينة المقدسة". بطريركية الروم الاورثوذكسية (in Arabic). الدير المركزي (المعروف بدير القديسَين قسطنطين وهيلانة) حيث مقر أخوية القبر المقدّس

[8] "The Feast of Saint Melani at the Patriarchate". en.jerusalem-patriarchate.info. 13 January 2018. the Nunnery of Megali Panagia adjacent to the south-west side of the Hagiotaphites' Central Monastery

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