The Garden Tomb
The Garden Tomb is a famous and beautiful site located in east Jerusalem, believed by many to be the garden and sepulchre of Joseph of Arimathea and therefore possibly the...
Saint Stephen Church
The original church was built by the Empress Eudocia at the end of the fifth century to house the Relics of Stephen, the first Martyr. The original church having been...
Pool of Bethesda
After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in...
Golden Gate
The East Gate of the outer court of the temple. Since the temple faced east, this gate was the main entrance to the temple complex. Levites in charge of the...
Praetorium
Tradition which now locates the Pretorium at the Roman Fortress of Antonia and associates the triple Roman arch near there with the “Ecce Homo” scene. “Ecce Homo” is located near...
Ecce Homo Convent
Ecce Homo ek′sē̇ hō′mō (Ἰδοὺ ὁ ἄνθρωπος, “Behold, the man!” Jn 19:5): Pilate’s statement regarding Jesus during His trial. While the significance of this statement is somewhat debatable, yet there...
Akaldema – St. Onuphrius
ACELDAMA (Å·c̊ĕl′ då·må) or AKELDAMA (KJV) Judas Iscariot purchased this field where he killed himself (Acts 1:19). The name is Aramaic and means “field of blood.” Evidently it was purchased...
St. Peter in Gallicantu – High Priest Caiaphas’ palace
Saint Peter in Gallicantu is a Roman Catholic church located on the eastern slope of Mount Zion, just outside the Old (walled) City of Jerusalem in the place of House...
Tomb of King David on Mount Zion
King David's Tomb is a small burial chamber associated to the burial place of David, the most important King of Israel, the site is holy according to a tradition beginning...
Dormition Abbey
The Dormition Abbey is one most important holy sites in the Holy Land. It origin is dated from a ancient Byzantine basilica Hagia Sion was built under John II, the...