CATEGORY HOLY SITES IN HAIFA

SHRINE OF THE BAB and THE BAHAI’S GARDENS

The Shrine of the Bab in Haifa is a mausoleum and the burial site of the Bab, the forerunner and the prophet of the Bahai Faith. This is the second holiest place of the Bahai Faith, after the Shrine of Baha-Ullah in Akko. The Shrine of the Bab, Bahais Gardens and Shrine of Baha-Ullah are […]

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STELLA MARIS MONASTERY and ELIJAH’S CAVE

The Stella Maris Monastery, or in Latin ‘the Star of the Sea’ referring to Virgin Mary, is the World headquarters of the Carmelite Catholic religious order. On the foothill of Mount Carmel just below the Stella Maris monastery, you can find the Elijah Cave. The Elijah cave is one of the most sacred sites in […]

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MUHRAKA MONASTERY

The Muhraka monastery is a Carmelite monastery on the top of the Carmel mount and the place where the prophet Elijah lived and fought the prophets of Baal. This is a sacred place for Jews, Christians, and Muslims and one of the holy sites in Israel. A Catholic religious order called the Carmelite Order was […]

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