Places of pilgrimage
Bethlehem
Believed to be the birth
place of Jesus
Rachel, the wife of Jacob,
and mother of Joseph died
here.
The story of Ruth in the
bible took place in
Bethlehem.
Bethlehem is where David
is thought to have been born
and where he was anointed
King of Israel.
According to the Old
Testament the Messiah will
come from Bethlehem.
In the New Testament, it of
course appears as the
birthplace of Jesus.
The cave where Jesus was
born is under the Church of
Nazareth
Nazareth is a city in lower
Galilee, Northern Israel.
It is the traditional
boyhood home of Jesus.
It is the place where Jesus
preached a sermon in the
synagogue
There is the well which is
called “St. Mary’s Well.”
Roman catholic church of
the annunciation; here is
the grotto of the
annunciation, said to be
where the Archangel
Gabriel appeared to Virgin
Mary and told her that she
was to be mother of Jesus.
There is Gabriel Church
(Greek catholic Church)
which is also believed to
be the site of the
annunciation.
The synagogue church is
built on the traditional site
Jerusalem Lourdes Rome
Holy city for three religions. Lourdes is a town in Centre of Christian
south-western France. church in the west.
Temple of the Jews stood on the Temple Site of St. Has a separate area
mount before it was destroyed. Bernadette’s vision. within it called the
Vatican city and it
is where the Pope,
the head of the
Roman catholic
church lives.
Western or wailing wall- the remains of the Bernadette joined the Site of St. Peter’s
Temple. Sisters of charity and Basilica protected
became a Nun in 1877 by the fortified
Castel
Sant’Angelo.
Muslim dome was built on the Temple The underground St. Peter was
mount. spring in the grotto is crucified in Rome,
said to have healing and was buried
powers. under the altar of
St. Peters Basilica.
It represents the earthly version of the St. Paul was put to
heavenly Jerusalem. death in Rome
during the
Christian
persecution of 64
CE.
The first mention of Jerusalem in the Bible
is when Abram meets Melchizedek.
The Holy church of sepulchre built over the
cave where Jesus’ body was placed after his
 Nativity.
In the 5th century St. Jerome
built a monastery there.
St. Jerome translated the
Old Testament into Latin
from the original Hebrew.
St. Jerome translated the
New Testament from the
original Greek into Latin.
Bethlehem has many
churches, convents, schools
and hospitals funded by
Christians from all over the
world.
of where Jesus preached. death.
The church of Joseph Church of the Resurrection.
stands on what is believed
to be the site of Joseph’s
carpentry shop.
The mensa Christi, ‘Table The Armenian Church, the Coptic church,
of Christ’ Church, is the Ethiopian church, the Greek orthodox
where tradition says that church, the Roman catholic church and the
Jesus dined with the Syrian Church.
Apostles after his
resurrection.
Basilica of Jesus the The church of St. Anne (Mary’s mother.)
Adolescent is on hill above
the city.
The Armenian Cathedral of St. James.
The tomb of the Virgin.
The Church of St. Stephen in the north of
the city.
The great church of St. Mary on the Temple
hill.
Mount of olives where Jesus prayed with his
disciples on Maundy Thursday.
The upper room which is a building
supposedly standing on the site of the last
supper.
Via Dolorosa, the route which Jesus took,
carrying his cross.