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Holy Fire Descends at Church of Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM (Sputnik) - The Holy Fire made its annual descent at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem on Saturday, a day before Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter.
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Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem lit candles from the Holy Fire and handed them out to Greek Orthodox priests and clergy from other confessions, a Sputnik correspondent said.

Holy Fire Descends at Church of Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem

The fire, which Orthodox Christians consider a miracle, will be sent by plane to countries with major Orthodox churches, including Greece, Russia, Ukraine, and Cyprus.

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