Israel, Jaffa, Old Jaffa, A whimsical fountain with fancifal creatures on the tourist plaza next to St. Peter's Church.

Israel, Jerusalem, The Dormition Abbey was built by Benedictine monks on the site of an earlier Byzantine church called Hagia Sion, constructed in the early 5th Century A.D. and destroyed in 612 A.D....

Israel, Jerusalem, Christian pilgrims preparing to walk the Via Dolorosa with a wooden cross begin at the Convent of the Sisters of Zion in the Muslim Quarter of the Old City. The Old City of Jerusale...

Israel, Jerusalem, The crest with the Franciscan seal on the doors of the Convent of the Sisters of Zion in the Muslim Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. The Old City and its Walls is a UNESCO Worl...

Israel, Jerusalem, St. Peter Gallicantu, The Church of Saint Peter in Gallicantu is a Roman Catholic church built on the traditional location of the palace of Caiaphas, the high priest, on the eastern...

Israel, Jerusalem, St. Peter Gallicantu, The Church of Saint Peter in Gallicantu is a Roman Catholic church built on the traditional location of the palace of Caiaphas, the high priest, on the eastern...

Israel, Jerusalem, St. Peter Gallicantu, The Church of Saint Peter in Gallicantu is a Roman Catholic church built on the traditional location of the palace of Caiaphas, the high priest, on the eastern...

Israel, Jerusalem, Mount Zion, The Dormition Abbey was built by Benedictine monks on the site of an earlier Byzantine church called Hagia Sion, constructed in the early 5th Century A.D. and destroyed...

Israel, Jerusalem, Mount Zion, The Dormition Abbey was built by Benedictine monks on the site of an earlier Byzantine church called Hagia Sion, constructed in the early 5th Century A.D. and destroyed...

Israel, Galilee, Nazareth, The Jerusalem Cross or Crusader's Cross in the Church or Basilica of the Annunciation. It is made up of one large cross surrounded by four smaller crosses. The small crosses...

Israel, Galilee, Nazareth, The lower level of the Church or Basilica of the Annunciation contains the cave called the Holy Grotto traditionally believed to be the home of Mary in Nazareth before her m...

Israel, Galilee, Nazareth, The bronze doors of the Church or Basilica of the Annunciation.