Jerusalem, Israel - December 12, 2010: Russian Orthodox priest celebrates liturgy in front of the Aedicula, place believed to be the tomb of Christ.

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Jerusalem, Israel - December 12, 2010: Russian Orthodox priest celebrates liturgy in front of the Aedicula, place believed to be the tomb of Christ. Greek orthodox community has got a mass every day at midnight in the Church of Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. All privileges and duties of all Christian denominations present in the church are arranged by over 160 years old rules and regulation decree - so called Status Quo.

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