The Franciscan Chapel of Flagellation The complex was given to the Franciscans by Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt in the 19th century. The Roman Catholic chapel, built during the 1920s on ...
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Guided Tour in the Holy Sepulchre
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre 1 Jerusalem’s biggest Christian tourist attraction is the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Christian Quarter of the Old City, which ...
Read More »Mount Precipice
What draws the Pope and the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem to hold a Mass on Mount Precipice in Nazareth? What is so special about this mountain? First, take a look ...
Read More »Russian Orthodox Church of Saint Mary Magdalene in Jerusalem
The construction of a Russian church in the Ottoman Empire was part of the grand strategy of the major European powers in the nineteenth century to “grace” the Holy City with buildings ...
Read More »Synagogue Church, Nazereth
The Synagogue Church The Synagogue Church in Nazareth, close to the Old Market, reveals details of Jesus’ “Silent Years” or “the hidden life”. According to Christian tradition, in a Jewish synagogue on this ...
Read More »Chapel of the Condemnation and Imposition of the Cross
Chapel of the Condemnation and Imposition of the Cross The Catholic Franciscan chapel marks the site where Jesus took up the cross after being sentenced to crucifixion at the second ...
Read More »Church of Saint Anne and Pools of Bethesda
Church of Saint Anne The Roman Catholic Church of St Anne is the best-preserved Crusader church in Jerusalem. It commemorates the traditional site of the home of Jesus’ maternal grandparents, Anne ...
Read More »Kursi – Is Lake Kinneret still kosher?
Historical Kursi Kursi was a fishing village from the time of the Mishnah and the Talmud. It includes the ruins of a 5th Century Byzantine Christian monastery and church, the largest ...
Read More »Martyrius Monastery
When the new town of Ma’ale Adumim was built in the Judean hills east of Jerusalem, (1982-85) the remains of the large Byzantine Monastery of Martyrius were uncovered on a ...
Read More »Where is the Virgin Mary’s Tomb?
Christian beliefs regarding the home, death, burial, disappearance, assumption of St. Mary (mother of Jesus) differ from church to church and add much color and adventure to her life story. ...
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