List Of Burial Places Of Biblical Figures

The following is a list of burial places attributed to Abrahamic figures according to various religious and local traditions. The locations listed are not based on factual evidence, but rather locations mentioned in the text of the Bible or oral traditions of indigenous peoples. Lebanon, Israel, the Palestinian territories, Iraq, Jordan, and Iran have put monuments on the grave locations in an attempt to preserve them as holy sites. Many sites have been transmitted from generation to generation and there are historical accounts from travelers which state their existence.

Figures mentioned in the Torah

Figures mentioned in the Nevi'im (Prophets)

Figures mentioned in the Ketuvim (Writings)

Figures mentioned in the New Testament

* The Mausoleum of the Roman Emperor Augustus
* The so-called ''Tomb of Caiaphas'' was discovered by accident in 1990 and subsequently excavated by archaeologists.The Tomb of Caiaphas’ Unearthed?, The New York Times, August 16, 1992, Author Michael Specter https://www.nytimes.com/1992/08/16/weekinreview/august-9-15-the-tomb-of-caiaphas-unearthed.html.
* Tomb of Herod the Great (discovered in 2007 by archaeologist Ehud Netzer after 35 years of searching)
* Cathedral of Saint Andrew, Patras – Saint Andrew
*Benevento Cathedral – claims partial relics of Saint Bartholemew
*San Bartolomeo all'Isola – also claims Saint Bartholemew
*Santiago de Compostela Cathedral – Saint James the Great
*Cathedral of St. James, Jerusalem – Saint James the Less
*Hierapolis – Saint Philip
* Santi Apostoli, Rome – also claims James the Less and Philip
*Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls – Saint Paul
*St. Peter's Basilica holds the relics of Saint Peter (in Saint Peter's tomb), and claims Saint Simon the Zealot and Saint Jude Thaddeus (under the St. Joseph altar)
*Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran – claims the skulls of both Peter and Paul
* Tomb of Jesus (several sites)
*St. Thomas Cathedral Basilica, Chennai – Saint Thomas
*Basilica of San Tommaso Apostolo, Ortona – also claims Thomas
*St. Matthias' Abbey – Saint Matthias
*Umayyad Mosque, Damascus – John the Baptist (burial site recognised by both Christians and Muslims)
* Basilica of St. John – original burial site of Saint John
*Akeldama, Jerusalem – Judas Iscariot
* Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral (Alexandria) – Saint Mark
* Tomb of the Virgin Mary (in Catholic tradition, Mary was assumed to heaven and has no tomb)
* Abbey of Santa Giustina – Saint Luke (body)
* St. Vitus Cathedral – Saint Luke (head)
* Thebes, Greece – Saint Luke (original burial ground; claimed to still hold one rib)
*Salerno Cathedral – Saint Matthew
*Tomb of Lazarus - Lazarus
*James Ossuary – claimed to hold the relics of James the Just
*Termoli Cathedral – Saint Timothy
*Church of Saint Titus, Heraklion – Saint Titus

Figures mentioned exclusively in the Quran

See also

* Burial places of founders of world religions
* List of artifacts in biblical archaeology
* List of Islamic prophets buried in Iran
* List of mausolea
* Lives of the Prophets
* Ohel (grave)

References

{{Holy sites in Judaism

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