Status Quo of the Holy Places

E105661

The Status Quo of the Holy Places is a historic arrangement that regulates the shared control, usage, and maintenance of certain Christian holy sites in Jerusalem and Bethlehem among different religious communities.

All labels observed (4)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf customary legal regime
religious arrangement
aimsTo prevent inter‑denominational conflict
appliesTo Cenacle (Room of the Last Supper)
Christian holy sites in Bethlehem
Christian holy sites in Jerusalem
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Church of the Nativity
Tomb of the Virgin Mary
appliesToCommunity Armenian Apostolic Church
Coptic Orthodox Church
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Greek Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Syriac Orthodox Church
basedOn Ottoman firmans
customary law
historic practice
characterizedBy high level of detail
resistance to change
confirmedBy Treaty of Berlin (1878)
Treaty of Paris (1856)
continuedUnder British Mandate for Palestine
Israeli control after 1967
Jordanian rule in East Jerusalem
field church history
international relations
religious law
formalizedBy Ottoman Sultan Abdulmejid I
formalizedIn 1852
geographicFocus Bethlehem
Jerusalem
governs rights of different Christian denominations
influences Israeli policies on Christian holy sites
day‑to‑day administration of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
day‑to‑day administration of the Church of the Nativity
legalStatusInIsrael protected by Israeli law
notableSymbol immovable ladder at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
originatedIn Ottoman Empire
prohibits unilateral changes to shared spaces
regulates access to certain chapels and altars
cleaning responsibilities
liturgical rights
maintenance of holy places
processions and ceremonies
repairs and restorations
shared control of holy places
usage of holy places
relatedConcept Status quo at the Temple Mount

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Church of the Holy Sepulchre governedBy Status Quo of the Holy Places
Church of the Nativity governedBy Status Quo of Holy Places
linked to: Status Quo of the Holy Places
Catholicon (Church of the Holy Sepulchre) accessControlledBy Status Quo arrangements of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
subject linked to: Catholicon
linked to: Status Quo of the Holy Places
Greek Orthodox Katholikon governedBy Status Quo of the Holy Places
Rotunda (Church of the Holy Sepulchre) governedBy Status Quo of the Holy Places
subject linked to: Rotunda
Church of the Resurrection governedBy Status Quo of the Holy Places
UN General Assembly Resolution 194 subject Holy Places in Palestine
linked to: Status Quo of the Holy Places