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The worst affront occurred in 1009, after Patr. Orestus' repose, when the Caliph ordered the destruction of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. The destruction of the church began on [[September 28]], 1009. The [[church]] and all the buildings affiliated with it were destroyed and all materials of value were taken by the Muslims.
During the years 1006/1007, the various Christian groups in the [[Holy Land]] celebrated [[Pascha]] on different days. During this time Patr. Orestus journeyed to Constantinople, leaving the governance of the Jerusalem patriarchate and the controversy to the Patriarch of Alexandria [[Arsenius of Alexandria|Arsenius]] who established a unified celebration of Pascha after the Egyptian and Palestinian Christians were not able to agree. Patr. Orestus reposed while in Constantinople during 1006 and was succeeded by Patr. Theophilus I in 1012 after a period of vacancy.
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