Christian Jerusalem

The first mention of Jerusalem refers to the twentieth century BC. e. Among the inscriptions on clay shards and amulet figurines, on tablets of Egyptian spells of hostile cities, he meets under the name of the impregnable fortress of Zion at the city walls of Rushulimum. The citadel of Zion in the X century BC was conquered by King David and named the city Jerusalem.

In evangelical, Christian texts, Christ’s lineage is from King David. The predictions of the Old Testament prophets came true here many times. Thus, the fate of Jerusalem became the fate of world history of the last few millennia. Since then, the magnet of Zion has been felt by many peoples who have been here in different epochs.

The name of the city is known to each of us since childhood. This is where the biblical names come to life: Mount of Olives, Geena of Fire, Garden of Gethsemane, Golgotha, Kedron Gorge (place of the Last Judgment), Temple Mount. The history of the city has influenced the fate of the peoples of the world for hundreds of years. Christian pilgrims from Europe traveled thousands of kilometers to touch these shrines. Speaking different languages, they carried different cultures, different traditions of this land.

We will climb with you to the Mount of Olives to visit successively: the panorama of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, the Olive Monastery of the Ascension of the Russian Spiritual Mission, Stopochka (the place of the Ascension of Christ). The Garden of Gethsemane, the Church of All Nations, the Church of the Holy Family. Then we will walk in the Old Town along Viadoloroza Street - the Grieving Path of Christ. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre - Golgotha, the Stone of the Anointing, the Sepulchre (Sepulchre of the Lord, the place of Sunday), the chapel of St. Helena and the chapel of Adam.

Land of Jews, Greeks and Romans, Crusaders and Seljuks, Turks and English, Arabs and Jews... This land is also Russian. There is still Russian speech and open Russian farmsteads. Christian farmsteads have Greeks, Armenians, French, Germans, English and Russians. Weaving fates and division of sites, discord and compromise. Compact, or in detail - it is up to you. But anyway, it's always interesting. I guarantee it.