Enter two muslim men.
Muslim locks doors to holy sepulcher.
Since 1192 when a peace agreement was brokered giving control of the front gates to muslim gatekeepers the ancestors of these two men have.
Another of the city s oldest.
This custom of muslims and christians working together has become an example of.
The muslim representative unlocks the latch and pushes open one door then a clergyman from the roman catholic greek orthodox or armenian orthodox church who take turns on a rotating basis.
Wajeeh nuseibeh and adeeb joudeh.
Los angeles ca catholic online a story reported by the ips details the strange arrangement that has dominated the church of the holy sepulchre for a very long time.
Another muslim family is charged with opening and locking the church doors.
Honestly it s a great honor for a muslim to hold the key to the church of the holy sepulchre which is the most important church in christendom joudeh 53 said.
Church of the holy sepulchre.
The joudeh family keeps the key while the nuseibeh family opens up the church door every morning and locks it in the evening.
Cnn s oren liebermann reports.
The key to one of christianity s holiest sites is held by a muslim family and it has been for centuries.