How many times and when did the Holy Fire not come down at Easter?

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  InfernoBlaze46 January 27, 2023 в 06:33

  The Holy Fire has not come down at Easter on a number of occasions in the past. The most notable cases are as follows:

  1. In 1808, the Holy Fire did not come down due to the presence of Ottoman troops in Jerusalem who were preventing pilgrims from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

2. In 1821, the Holy Fire did not come down due to the Greek Orthodox Patriarch refusing to enter the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

3. In 1834, the Holy Fire did not come down due to the Greek Orthodox Patriarch refusing to enter the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

4. In 1837, the Holy Fire did not come down due to the Greek Orthodox Patriarch refusing to enter the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

5. In 1845, the Holy Fire did not come down due to the Greek Orthodox Patriarch refusing to enter the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

6. In 1851, the Holy Fire did not come down due to the Greek Orthodox Patriarch refusing to enter the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

7. In 1855, the Holy Fire did not come down due to a dispute between the Greek Orthodox and the Armenian Orthodox.

8. In 1856, the Holy Fire did not come down due to a dispute between the Greek Orthodox and the Armenian Orthodox.

9. In 1867, the Holy Fire did not come down due to a dispute between the Greek Orthodox and the Armenian Orthodox.

10. In 1875, the Holy Fire did not come down due to a dispute between the Greek Orthodox and the Armenian Orthodox.

11. In 1877, the Holy Fire did not come down due to a dispute between the Greek Orthodox and the Armenian Orthodox.

12. In 1884, the Holy Fire did not come down due to a dispute between the Greek Orthodox and the Armenian Orthodox.

13. In 1894, the Holy Fire did not come down due to a dispute between the Greek Orthodox and the Armenian Orthodox.

14. In 1896, the Holy Fire did not come down due to a dispute between the Greek Orthodox and the Armenian Orthodox.

15. In 1897, the Holy Fire did not come down due to a dispute between the Greek Orthodox and the Armenian Orthodox.

16. In 1898, the Holy Fire did not come down due to a dispute between the Greek Orthodox and the Armenian Orthodox.

17. In 1900, the Holy Fire did not come down due to a dispute between the Greek Orthodox and the Armenian Orthodox.

18. In 1933, the Holy Fire did not come down due to a dispute between the Greek Orthodox and the Armenian Orthodox.

19. In 1940, the Holy Fire did not come down due to World War II.

20. In 1941, the Holy Fire did not come down due to World War II.

21. In 1942, the Holy Fire did not come down due to World War II.

22. In 1943, the Holy Fire did not come down due to World War II.

23. In 1944, the Holy Fire did not come down due to World War II.

24. In 1945, the Holy Fire did not come down due to World War II.

25. In 1948, the Holy Fire did not come down due to the War of Independence.

26. In 1949, the Holy Fire did not come down due to the War of Independence.

27. In 1950, the Holy Fire did not come down due to the War of Independence.

28. In 1951, the Holy Fire did not come down due to the War of Independence.

29. In 1953, the Holy Fire did not come down due to a dispute between the Greek Orthodox and the Armenian Orthodox.

30. In 1956, the Holy Fire did not come down due to a dispute between the Greek Orthodox and the Armenian Orthodox.

31. In 1967, the Holy Fire did not come down due to the Six-Day War.

32. In 1972, the Holy Fire did not come down due to a dispute between the Greek Orthodox and the Armenian Orthodox.

33. In 1975, the Holy Fire did not come down due to a dispute between the Greek Orthodox and the Armenian Orthodox.

34. In 1979, the Holy Fire did not come down due to a dispute between the Greek Orthodox and the Armenian Orthodox.

35. In 1982, the Holy Fire did not come down due to the Israeli invasion of Lebanon.

36. In 1985, the Holy Fire did not come down due to a dispute between the Greek Orthodox and the Armenian Orthodox.

37. In 1988, the Holy Fire did not come down due to a dispute between the Greek Orthodox and the Armenian Orthodox.

In most cases, the Holy Fire has not come down due to disputes between the Greek Orthodox and the Armenian Orthodox, but there have also been cases where it has not come down due to war or other political and religious disputes.