Christian Holy Places

Basilica of the Annunciation (Nazareth)
The architect conceived a plan of two churches, one above the other, and interconnected the lower or crypt on the level of the former churches, and the upper church. The lower preserves the Holy Grottos and the remains of the Byzantine and Crusader churches.
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Augusta Victoria church (Jerusalem)
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Mary's Tomb (Jerusalem)
Mary's Tomb (also known as: Church of the Assumption) is a tomb
located on the foothills of Mount of Olives
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The Cenacle and the tomb of David (Jerusalem)
Both the cenacle and the tomb of David are located in the same building.The Franciscans bought it in 1335 and gave it its present form. In the beginning of the 15th century, Jews attempted to purchase the building.
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Church of the Holy Sepulcher (Jerusalem)
Here Jesus was crucified, entombed and resurrected. The round place under the domed roof that contains the sepulcher itself is, undoubtedly, the most important element of the whole complex and one of the most holy places for the Christian world.
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The Church of the Multiplication (Tabgha)
The miracle performed at Tabgha was the Multiplication of Loaves and Fishes, when Jesus fed five thousand people with five loaves of bread and two fishes (Matt. 14:13-21; Mark 6:30-44).
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Church of the Nativity (Bethlehem)
The church was completely destroyed in the Samaritans Revolt of 529. The present Church of the Nativity is one of the earliest Christian structures.  
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Church of the Sermon on the Mount - Mount of Beatitudes
The octagonal shape of the church commemorates the eight Beatitudes. The mosaic floor is decorated with symbols of the seven virtues of man referred to in the sermon.  
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Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu (Jerusalem)
The Assumptionist Fathers constructed this church, pleasantly modern in appearance, in the 1930’s. Beneath the church are a series of rock-cut structures, cellars, cisterns, stables dating to the Herodian period (37BCE-70CE).  
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Church of St Peter (Tabgha)          
The miracle event believed to have occurred at Tabgha is the third appearance of Jesus after his death, as related in John 21:4-17. The church, which commemorates those events, is called both St Peter and the Chapel of the Primacy.
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Dominus Flevit - The Lord Wept (Jerusalem)          
Dominus Flevit Church is on the Mount of Olives. The church name is Latin for "The Lord Wept". Here, according to Christian tradition, Jesus cried when he arrived in Jerusalem, predicting the destruction of the temple (Luke 19:41-44).  
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Dormition Abbey (Jerusalem)
On Mount Zion you will notice a big octagonal church ascending from between the walls; Dormition Abbey. This church is a landmark of the city, and is the site where the Virgin Mary is said to have died, or fell into 'eternal sleep'.
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Gethsemane & Church of all Nations (Jerusalem)
Gethsemane (in Hebrew "gat semani" means "olive press") holds an important place in the Gospels, since Jesus spent there the night before his arrest after sharing his last supper with his disciples.
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Kfar Nahum (Capernaum)          
Jesus preached at the synagogue of Capernaum and here he healed various people: a man possessed by the devil, Simon's mother in-law, a paralytic, and eventually many of the sick and possessed of the town (Mark 1:21-34).  
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Church of Mary Magdalene - Jerusalem
Situated on the slope of the Mount of Olives in the Garden of Gethsemane. It was built as a memorial to Empress Maria Alexandrovna by her son the Russian Czar Alexander III and his brothers.
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Via Dolorosa (Jerusalem)          
Via Dolorosa, "The Path of Sorrow" is a street in the Old City of Jerusalem. Traditionally, it is held to be the path that Jesus walked on the way to his crucifixion, although this is uncertain.
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Church of St. John the Baptist (Jerusalem) 
The Church of St. John the Baptist belongs to the Franciscan monastery of the same name. The earliest church on the site goes back to the fifth century...
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Church of the Transfiguration (Mount Tabor) 
The Church of the Transfiguration is a Franciscan church located on Mount Tabor
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Church of the Visitation (Ein Karem)
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The Muhraka Monastery (Mount Carmel)
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Cathedral of St. James (Jerusalem) 
A 12th century Armenian church located in the Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem.
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Lutheran Church of the Redeemer (Jerusalem)
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Saint Peter's Church (Tiberias)
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The Monastery of St. George of Koziba (Judean Desert)
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St. George's Cathedral (Jerusalem) 
Anglican cathedral in Jerusalem
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Greek Catholic Patriarchate (Jerusalem) 
Built in 1848 as an oriental basilica
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Stella Maris Monastery (Haifa)
 Monastery of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
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St. Peter & St. Paul Church (Shfaram) 
located on one of the town's peaks of the old city
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Church of Saint George (Lod)


Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation (Nazareth)
also known as: Church of St. Gabriel or St. Gabriel's Greek Orthodox Church
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Garden Tomb (Jerusalem)
also known as Gordon's Calvary
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Franciscan Wedding Church (Kafr Kanna)
built in 1879 in the middle of the village
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Greek Orthodox Church Of St. George (Kafr Kanna)
also known as Orthodox church of the First Miracle
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