CATEGORY Holy Sites

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 […]

CHURCH OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is the most important and the holiest Christian site in the World. It is the holiest place in Christianity where Jesus was crucified, buried and resurrected. The Church holds the STONE OF ANOINTING, the GOLGOTHA HILL (called also the CALVARY, or the PLACE OF THE SKULL) where Jesus was […]

WESTERN WALL or THE BURAQ WALL

The WAILING WALL, or the Western Wall, is the last remaining wall of the Temple Mount where once the ancient Solomon’s Temple of Jerusalem and the Holy of Holies – the Gate to Haven stood. The Wailing Wall is one of the holy sites in IsraelSaveThere are separate prayer sites for men and women on […]

AL-AQSA MOSQUE

The Dome of the Rock was built in around 690 AD, while Al-Aqsa mosque was built 20 years later around 710 AD. In the 11th century during the Crusaders times, the Crusader kings converted Al-Aqsa mosque to a royal palace. In the 12th century, it became the headquarter of the Knights of Templar. Later in […]

The Dome of the Rock

The Dome of the Rock is a Muslim shrine built on the Temple Mount, or the Noble Sanctuary, over the sacred stone where the Prophet Muhammed ascended to the Haven from the Earth on a winged horse during his Night Journey. According to the Jewish beliefs, this is the very same rock on which Abraham […]