Christianity sacred sites in Israel

Chapel of the Apparition — Holy Sepulchre

Old City, Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Israel

Tucked into the north transept of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Chapel of the Apparition is small but theologically immense....

Church of St. George and mosque of El Khidr, Lod (Lynda), Israel

Lod, Central District, Israel

In Lod, the ancient Lydda, a Greek Orthodox church and an Islamic mosque stand wall-to-wall over the venerated tomb of St. George and Al-Khidr....

Church of the Transfiguration Mount Tabor

Part of Mt. Tabor

Shibli - Umm el Ghanam, Northern District, Israel

At the summit of Mount Tabor, the Franciscan Basilica of the Transfiguration stands over nearly two millennia of Christian worship....

Mt. Tabor

Shibli - Umm el Ghanam, Northern District, Israel

Mount Tabor rises as a near-perfect dome from the Jezreel Valley, a natural altar that has drawn reverence for over three millennia....

Russian Orthodox Convent of Saint Mary Magdalene

Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Israel

Built 1885–1888 by Tsar Alexander III in memory of his mother, the Russian Orthodox Convent of Saint Mary Magdalene rises on the western slope of the Mount of Olives above...

Stella Maris Monastery and Elijah’s Cave, Haifa, Israel

Haifa, Haifa District, Israel

On the western promontory of Mount Carmel, Stella Maris Monastery rises above the Mediterranean while Elijah's Cave opens below....

Tomb of Mary, Valley of Cedron, Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Israel

Beneath the Kidron Valley floor, at the foot of the Mount of Olives, a rock-cut tomb from the 1st century is venerated as the burial place and site of the Assumption of...