Rededication of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

July 15, 1149

The Crusaders, having rebuilt the shrine into a single Romanesque church enclosing Calvary and the tomb, celebrated its dedication fifty years to the day after Jerusalem's capture. The consecration date was chosen with unusual precision; it was the peak of the Latin kingdom's confidence. The rebuilt church unified the scattered shrines of the ancient site under a single roof for the first time, creating the complex that still stands today.