An account by Germanus of Jerusalem inside of History of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem by Dositheus II of Jerusalem

Background and Biography

Background and Biography

Excerpts

English from Ambraseys and Karcz (1992)

• from Ambraseys and Karcz (1992:259)

as a result of the earthquake in the time of Germanos, the cupola of the copper tower of the belfry of the Holy Sepulchre fell on the nearby church of the Resurrection and caused the collapse of its dome that remains in ruins to the present day. The same earthquake destroyed the bell-tower of the Saint Bethlehem, its ruins left as seen today . . . these were the only two belfries left standing by the Arabs that fell in this earthquake.

Chronology

• not supplied

Seismic Effects

• the cupola of the copper tower of the belfry of the Holy Sepulchre fell on the nearby church of the Resurrection and caused the collapse of its dome
• The same earthquake destroyed the bell-tower of the Saint Bethlehem

Locations

• Jerusalem
• Bethlehem ?

Notes and Further Reading

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