Holy places
Jerusalem and the Holy Land
The places of Christ's earthly life and the oldest Christian shrines.
Shrines
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Golgotha, the Tomb of Christ), Gethsemane and the Mount of Olives, the Upper Room on Zion, Bethlehem (the Church of the Nativity, 339), Nazareth, the Jordan, the Sea of Galilee, Mount Tabor.
The Church of Jerusalem
The Patriarchate of Jerusalem is the oldest local Church (“the mother of the Churches”) and follows the Julian calendar. The Russian Ecclesiastical Mission has operated in Jerusalem since 1847.
Pilgrimage
Practical information (hours, access) changes; check official sites before travelling.