Christ Church, located just inside the Jaffa Gate, is the oldest Protestant church building in the Middle East. You can distinguish it by its lack of external Christian symbols, a design choice intended to mirror the appearance of a…
Christian Quarter Historic Churches
This walk takes you through the winding stone alleys of Jerusalem's Christian Quarter to find its most historic sanctuaries, from the monumental Holy Sepulchre to quiet Orthodox chapels. Along the way, you'll experience how a dozen different ancient Christian denominations share a single dense neighborhood.
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1. Christ Church Jerusalem Congregation
2. Church of St. John the Baptist
The Church of St. John the Baptist is marked by a prominent silver dome that rises above the stone rooftops of the Christian Quarter. This site contains what is often cited as the oldest church building in Jerusalem, with its foundation…
3. Lutheran Church of the Redeemer
The Lutheran Church of the Redeemer is defined by its forty-meter-tall bell tower, which rises prominently above the skyline of the Christian Quarter. Constructed between eighteen ninety-three and eighteen ninety-eight, this Neo-Romanesque…
4. כנסיית אלכסנדר נבסקי
The Alexander Nevsky Church is identified by an unassuming wooden door, marked with Cyrillic script, tucked into a narrow street within the Christian Quarter. Built between eighteen ninety-six and nineteen oh three, the structure is a…
5. Deir Al-Sultan
Deir Al-Sultan is a monastic compound situated on the rooftop of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. It is a cluster of small, mud-plastered huts and domed chapels gathered around an open courtyard, sitting directly above the Chapel of Saint…
6. Church of the Holy Sepulchre
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is defined by a large, weathered stone facade featuring two arched doorways and a wooden ladder resting against a window ledge, a fixture that has remained in its place since the eighteenth century. Inside,…
7. Saint saviour monastry
The Monastery of Saint Saviour is distinguished by a prominent clock tower rising above the Old City. This complex serves as the headquarters for the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land, housing a printing press, an organ workshop, and a…