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o the Chapel of St. Helena. 9. Stairs down to the Chapel of the Invention of the Cross. 10. Place where the three Crosses were discovered. 11. Chapel of the Division of the Garments. 12. Prison of our Lord. 13. Greek Choir, in it [symbol-omphalos], the center of the world; on each side are the Stalls for the Monks. 14. Latin Choir. 15. Where Mary Magdalene stood. 16. Where our Lord appeared to Mary Magdalene. 17. The Pillar of Flagellation. 18. Rooms of the Latin Convent. 19. Chapel of the Maronites. 20. Chapel of the Georgians. 21. Sepulchre of Joseph of Arimathea. 22. Chapel of the Copts. 23. Chapel of the Jacobites. 24. Chapel of the Abyssinians, over which is the Chapel of the Armenians. 25. The spot where the Blessed Virgin and St. John stood during the Crucifixion. 26. Steps before the entrance of the Holy Sepulchre. 27. Ante-room to the Holy Sepulchre. In the center is the stone where the Angel sat; on either side the two windows from whence the Holy Fire is delivered to the multitude. 28. The Iconostasis, or Screen before the Greek Altar, which, as in English Churches, is called the Holy Table--[Greek: ikonostasis].] CHAPTER XIII. Journey to Jerusalem--First View of the Holy City--The Valley of Gihon--Appearance of the City--The Latin Convent of St. Salvador--Inhospitable Reception by the Monks--Visit to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre--Description of the Interior--The Chapel of the Sepulchre--The Chapel of the Cross on Mount Calvary--The Tomb and Sword of Godfrey de Bouillon--Arguments in favour of the Authenticity of the Holy Sepulchre--The Invention of the Cross by the Empress Helena--Legend of the Cross. "Ecco apparir Gerusalem si vede, Ecco additar Gerusalem si scorge, Ecco da mile voce unitamente, Gerosalemme salutar si sente. * * * * E l'uno all'altro il mostra e in tanto oblia, La noja e il mal della passata via. * * * * Al gran placer che quella prima vista, Dolcemente spiro nell'altrui petto, Alta contrizion succese mista, Di timoroso e riverente affetto, Ossano appena d'inalzar la vista Ver la citta, di Christo albergo eletto: Dove mori, dove sepolto fue; Dove poi riveste le membre sue." TASSO, _Gerusalemme Liberata_, Canto 3. We left our camels and dromedaries,
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