The tomb of Jesus is the place where Jesus was entombed after his death. According to the gospel accounts, the tomb originally belonged to Joseph of Arimathea, a wealthy man who, believing Jesus was the Messiah, offered his own sepulcher for the burial of Jesus.
Jesus is laid in the tomb and covered in incense. Station 14 of the Calvary of the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption (Villamelendro de Valdavia).
The Garden Tomb in Jerusalem.
Roza Bal shrine in Srinagar, Kashmir
Alleged tomb of Jesus in Shingo Village
Joseph of Arimathea was, according to all four canonical gospels, a Pharisee who assumed responsibility for the burial of Jesus after his crucifixion. The historical location of Arimathea is uncertain, although it has been identified with several towns. A number of stories about him developed during the Middle Ages.
14th century Byzantine Icon of the Descent from the Cross from the Church of Saint Marina in Kalopanagiotis, Cyprus. Saint Joseph of Arimathea is the figure standing in the center, in blue-green robes holding the Body of Christ.
Joseph of Arimathea by Pietro Perugino, a detail from his Lamentation over the Dead Christ.
Purported tomb of Jesus (provided by Joseph) in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
William Blake's Illustration Joseph of Arimathea Among the Rocks of Albion in its second state after Blake's 1773 original, engraved circa 1809
