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The husband of Mary in the Gospel accounts, venerated in Christian tradition and associated with Lod through the church bearing his name. Discussed here as part of a post on the towns of Ramla and Lod.

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Arches Pool, Ramla
Centre

Ramla and Lod

A field trip to two adjacent cities in central Israel: the Karaite Centre, White Tower, Arches Pool and Great Mosque in Ramla, plus the Church of St George in Lod. A surprisingly rewarding day for return visitors.

Jun 2013 · 4 minute read
Karaite Synagogue in Ramla Church of St Nicodemus and St Joseph of Arimathea in Ramla The White Tower, Ramla Arches Pool, Ramla The Great Mosque, Ramla Sarcophagus of St George, Lod
Church of the Pater Noster (Eleona) on the Mount of Olives
Centre · Jerusalem

Christianity on the Mount of Olives and Mount Zion

A walking tour of the Christian sites surrounding the final days of Jesus: from the Chapel of the Ascension on the Mount of Olives, down through Gethsemane, and up to the Last Supper room and St Peter in Gallicantu on Mount Zion.

May 2013 · 7 minute read
View over the Old City of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives Chapel of the Ascension on the Mount of Olives Church of the Pater Noster (Eleona) on the Mount of Olives Church of Dominus Flevit on the Mount of Olives Inside the Church of Gethsemane in Jerusalem Tomb of the Virgin Mary in Jerusalem Dormition Abbey on Mount Zion Sculpture inside the Last Supper Room (Cenacle) in Jerusalem View over Jerusalem from Mount Zion Church of St Peter in Gallicantu on Mount Zion Steps leading down Mount Zion towards Gethsemane from the Roman period
Church of the Transfiguration, Mt Tabor
North · Galilee

Christianity in the Galilee

My first Christianity-focused field trip in the Galilee: the Church of the Transfiguration on Mt Tabor, the wedding-miracle churches at Kfar Kana, four churches in Nazareth, and the views from Mount Precipice.

May 2013 · 6 minute read
View from Mount Tabor Church of the Transfiguration, Mt Tabor Catholic Church of the Wedding, Kana Orthodox Church of the Wedding, Kana Basilica of the Annunciation, Nazareth Mary's Home: inside the crypt at the Basilica of the Annunciation, Nazareth Home of the Holy Family: Church of St Joseph, Nazareth Church of the Synagogue, Nazareth Orthodox Church of the Annunciation, Nazareth View over Nazareth from Mount Precipice View over the Jezreel Valley from Mount Precipice
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