Biblical sites
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Church of All Nations (Basilica of the Agony)
Jerusalem, Israel
Funded by several nations and completed in 1924, this basilica stands over the traditional site where Jesus prayed on the night of his betrayal.
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Church of the Loaves and Fishes
This church commemorates the Feeding of the Five Thousand and includes a portion of rock where the miraculous meal was laid. The Byzantine-style church preserves splendid 5th-century mosaics.
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St. Catherine's Monastery
Egypt
The traditional site where Moses received the Ten Commandments from God, Mount Sinai is home to St. Catherine's Monastery, the oldest Christian monastery still in use.
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Mount Sinai
Egypt
Mount Sinai (or Jebel Musa or Mount Moses) in Egypt is the traditional site where Moses received the Ten Commandments from God. At the summit are small chapels and spectacular sunrise views.
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Moses Memorial Church
Jordan
394
Mt. Nebo is believed to be the mountain from which Moses viewed the Promised Land and the mountain on which he is buried. It is an important Christian pilgrimage site.
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St. Paul's Church and Grotto
Rabat, Malta
The beautiful St. Paul's Church in Rabat stands above a grotto where the Apostle Paul is said to have taken refuge after his shipwreck on Malta.
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Bethany-Beyond-the-Jordan
Jordan
The area known as Wadi Kharrar has long been believed to be the biblical Bethany-beyond-the-Jordan, where John the Baptist lived and Jesus was baptized.
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Hierapolis (Pamukkale)
Turkey
Said to have been founded by Apollo, Hierapolis (modern-day Pamukkale) was the site of sacred hot springs associated with Pluto, god of the underworld.
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Capernaum
Capernaum, Israel
The "white synagogue" of Capernaum dates from the 2nd to 5th centuries and is believed to stand on the site of a synagogue visited by Jesus.
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House-Church of St. Peter
Capernaum, Israel
The ruins of the traditional House of St. Peter, where the New Testament says Jesus lived during his Galilee ministry, healed a paralytic and healed Peter's mother, also contain evidence of multiple Early Christian churches.
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Mary's Well
Nazareth, Israel
This well is said to be the place from which Mary and the young Jesus drew water when they lived nearby. The structure built over it dates from the 19th century.
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Basilica of the Annunciation
Nazareth, Israel
1969
Completed in 1969, this Catholic basilica stands on the traditional site where the angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she would bear the Savior. It is built over Crusader and Byzantine foundations.