Tag Archives: Jerusalem

Chapel of the Ascension The Chapel of the Ascension in A-Tur, Jerusalem is a Christian and Muslim holy site that is believed to mark the place where Jesus ascended into heaven. ...

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 ...

Tatzpit Rehavam Ze’evi A lookout opposite the Seven Arches Hotel on the crest of the Mount of Olives is named Tatzpit Rehavam or Mitzpe Rehavam in memory of the assassinated ...

Top Attractions Travel Guide When you plan traveling to Israel visiting religious sites in Jerusalem or basing yourself in Tel Aviv may initially come to mind. However, when exploring Israel it ...

  Jerusalem’s newest venue for family fun Teddy Park is at the foot of the Old City walls, across the street from Jaffa Gate. In fact it is near many well-know ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

Gethsemane – Church of All Nations The Church of All Nations, officially named the Basilica of the Agony, is located at the foot of the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem next ...