Tomb of Virgin Mary Contd., Jerusalem. 1P:Monumental 47 steps leading into the lower church; 2P & 3P: the Chapel of Joachim and Anne (Mary’s parents)

These steps are from Crusader Period, 12th Century AD.

The chapel has the Tomb of Queen Melisande (d.1161). Melisanda was the Queen of Jerusalem from 1131 until 1153, and the wife of Fulk V of Anjou, king of Jerusalem (1131-1143). She was also the mother of the Crusader King Baldwin III, her eldest son. Later, her tomb was identified with Mary's parents Joachim and Anne!