Who buried Jesus in his own tomb?

Joseph of Arimathea buried Jesus in his own newly hewn tomb. The Gospel of Matthew specifically says that Joseph placed Jesus in a new tomb that he had cut out for himself after receiving permission from Pontius Pilate.

Joseph is described in the canonical Gospels as a respected member of the council and, in Matthew, as a wealthy disciple of Jesus. He went to Pilate, requested Jesus’s body, and arranged for its burial before the Sabbath began. The tomb was located in a garden near the place of crucifixion and was closed with a large stone.

The Gospel of John adds that Nicodemus helped Joseph prepare the body, bringing myrrh and aloes. This is why Nicodemus is sometimes mistakenly given as the sole answer, but Joseph is the person associated with the tomb and the request for Jesus’s body.

Later medieval stories connected Joseph with the Holy Grail and Britain, but those traditions go beyond the New Testament accounts.