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Adamnan's De Locis Sanctis (Author: Adamnan of Iona)

Chapter/toc 4

CONCERNING A CHURCH IN WHICH THE TOMB OF DAVID IS ON VIEW


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Arculf, when questioned by me about the sepulchre of David, gave us this answer saying: Seeking diligently I myself used to visit the sepulchre of king David buried in the earth. It is in the centre of the pavement of the church without any ornament superimposed. There is a low stone coping around it, and it has a brightly shining lamp always
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