Criterion (ii): The King of Lalibela set out to build a symbol of the holy land, when pilgrimages to it were rendered ... The original function of the site as a pilgrimage place still persists and ...

A Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow at Manchester Metropolitan University, medievalist Philip Booth's website lists research efforts under the umbrella of The Golden Age of Holy Land Pilgrimage: ...

Normally, Christian organizations support a tremendous number of tours to the Holy Land ... two-week pilgrimages, which include daily community prayer, worship at biblical historic sites and ...

Predominantly Catholics, throngs of Filipinos are going on a spiritual pilgrimage to Europe this Holy Year of Jubilee for the ...

Arab Muslims conquered the Holy Land in 638. The Dome of the Rock and the Al-Aqsa mosque are sites of pilgrimage for Muslims. For Jewish people, Jerusalem is important it is seen as the centre of ...

A group of Robert the Bruce fans have fulfilled his dying wish by taking his 'heart' back to the Holy Land - in a black rucksack. The remarkable modern pilgrimage to transport the mythical remains ...