Day 01
Jerusalem Old City and Mount Zion Tour
- We will start our tour at New Gate, walking through the Christian Quarter. As we walk through the alleys lined with shop owners, we will stop at Saint Saviour, a Catholic Franciscan church built in the 1500s.
- We will continue to the Latin Catholic Patriarchate to learn about the presence of the Latin Catholic denomination and the Custody of the Holy Land.
- Saint Anne is our next stop, a French Roman Catholic church at the start of the Via Dolorosa. Associated with the miracles performed by Jesus and the birthplace of the Virgin Mary, this church and the compound around it represent a strong presence in the Old City because of their spiritual significance.
- We will walk up the streets of the Old City, arriving at Lion's Gate and beginning our way of the Cross - the Via Dolorosa. This traditional path was created by the Franciscans during the 12th century, following the footsteps of Jesus Christ in the moments before his crucifixion and death on the Cross. Our last station is at the Holy Sepulchre, where both the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ took place.
- We will then head to Mount Zion, where we shall visit the Church of Saint Peter in Gallicantu. Located on the slopes of Mount Zion, it houses the dungeon and detaining chamber where Jesus was imprisoned immediately after his arrest. According to the Gospels, it is also where Jesus predicted that his disciple Peter would deny him three times.
- Lastly, we will walk further into Mount Zion to the Last Supper Room (Cenacle), known as the place where Jesus and his disciples had their last supper before heading into the Garden of Gethsemane and soon after to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
Tour ends.
