CATEGORY Holy Sites

BASILICA OF THE ANNUNCIATION

The Basilica is made over the cave which is believed to be once home of the Virgin Mary and the place where the angel Gabriel appeared announcing her the birth to Jesus. It is one of the most important sacred places in Christianity. The Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth is the largest Christian church […]

TOMB OF RACHEL

The Tomb of Rachel is the burial site of Rachel, who was the wife of patriarch Jacob and who died while giving the birth to son Benjamin. The Tomb of Rachel is a Jewish, Christian and Muslim pilgrim site north of Bethlehem, on the road Jerusalem-Bethlehem. It can be accessed only from the Jerusalem side. […]

MILK GROTTO

The Milk Grotto in Bethlehem is a sacred place for Muslims and Christians. THE MILK GROTTOSave MILK GROTTO in BethlehemSave According to the legend, Mary and Joseph stopped in the cave, above which now a chapel stands, while running away from the Roman soldiers to Egypt. While nursing baby Jesus, a drop of Mary’s milk […]

CHURCH OF ST CATHERINE

The Church of St Catherine is a Catholic church adjacent to the Nativity Church in Bethlehem. In the 4th century St. Catherine of Alexandria was an advocate of Christianity who was beheaded by Emperor Maximian for her faith. On 25 December the Christmas Mass is celebrated and broadcaster worldwide from this church, not from the […]

CHURCH OF THE NATIVITY and GROTTO OF THE NATIVITY

THE CHURCH OF THE NATIVITY in Bethlehem was built over the grotto where the Virgin Mary gave birth to Jesus. To enter the Church the visitors need to go through small and narrow doors and bow themselves in the respect of the place where God humbled Himself and became a human. Small steps in the […]

Bethlehem

The City of Bethlehem in the West Bank is located only 9 km south of Jerusalem. Bethlehem is a holy place because it has several important sacred places of Christianity and sacred sites of Judaism. Bethlehem is the birth town of Jesus Christ but also the birth town of King David, the Israeli’s second king. […]

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 […]