CATEGORY HOLY SITES IN JERUSALEM

TOMB OF THE PROPHETS

The TOMB OF THE PROPHETS is again one of the holy sites in Jerusalem that is a Christian holy place and a holy place of Judaism. It is a catacomb with the tombs of prophets Zechariah, Malachi, and Haggai on the Mount of Olives.

CHURCH OF ALL NATIONS

The BASILICA OF AGONY, or the Church of All Nations, is a church just next to the olives of the Garden of Gethsemane. The church was built over the rock where the Jesus has prayed in agony before he was betrayed by Judas Iscariot. SaveA pair of thornbirds on the Rock of Jesus Agony symbolize […]

GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE

The GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE is another Christianity holy site in Jerusalem. It is the garden on the foot of the Mount of Olives where Jesus prayed the night before he was arrested and crucified. The Church of All Nations, or also called the Basilica of Agony, is in the Garden of Gethsemane.

MOUNT OF OLIVES

The MOUNT OF OLIVES is a Christians holy place and a Jewish holy site. According to the Old Testament, King David ran away from Mount of Olives when his son rebelled. For Jewish believers, on the Judgment Day, the Messiah will descend on the Mount of Olives and enter Jerusalem through the Golden Gate. Christians […]

CHURCH OF SAINT MARK

The Church of St Mark is a Syriac Orthodox church in the Armenian quarter. Syriac Christians are the first people who adopted Christianity as indigenous people of the Holy Land. Syriac is the Aramaic dialect Jesus spoke. The oldest surviving liturgy in Christianity is served in Syriac. Syriac Orthodox Church is an Oriental Orthodox church […]

DOME OF ASCENSION

The Dome of Ascension is another popular holy site in Israel. It is one of the sacred sites of Christianity but also one of the sacred sites of Islam. It is a Christian and Islam sacred site on Mount Zion where Jesus ascended to Haven. The shrine has been a part of a mosque since […]

CHURCH OF DORMITION

The Church of Dormition stands on the top of Mount Zion in the Old City of Jerusalem. It is another Christianity sacred site as it is believed to be the place where Virgin Mary fell asleep and died.

LAST SUPPER ROOM

The ROOM OF THE LAST SUPPER, also called the CENACLE ROOM, is located on Mount Zion in Jerusalem. This is a holy site of Christianity and the room of the Last Supper where Jesus washed feet to his apostles and shared his last meal with them the night before he died and the night when […]

KING DAVID’S TOMB

The TOMB OF KING DAVID is a Jewish holy place on Mount Zion located just outside the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem in the Armenian quarter. King David was the second king of the ancient Kingdom of Israel and highly praised in the Old Testament. It is a Jewish holy place of worship. […]

VIA DOLOROSA

WAY OF SORROWS or VIA DOLOROSA marks a 500 m long route of suffering Jesus Christ on his way to crucifixion. 14 Stations of the Cross start with the first station in the courtyard of Al-Omariya School for boys in Jerusalem (close to the Lion’s Gate in Jerusalem) and finish with the last 4 stations […]