An Orthodox Christian holds an icon of the Virgin Mary during a ceremony inside a church in Jerusalem

 
An Orthodox Christian holds an icon of the Virgin Mary during a ceremony inside a church in Jerusalem
An Orthodox Christian holds an icon of the Virgin Mary during a ceremony inside a church believed by Christians to mark the tomb of the Virgin Mary outside Jerusalem's Old City August 27, 2009. More than a thousand worshippers took part in the traditional burial ceremony for the Virgin Mary at the church located at the foot of the Mount of Olives. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside (JERUSALEM RELIGION)