"Jerusalem - a pilgrimage to the Holy Land" is a guide book for both Armenian and non-Armenian pilgrims.
The book shows the existing Armenian churches and monasteries in the Holy Land, as well as telling the history of former Armenian churches and monasteries, which once numbered as many as 74. It tells of the history of the Armenian quarter of Jerusalem, indicating the holy sites, where Christ left his mark and tells of the Armenian people who have borne their unshakeable faith in the truth of the teachings of Jesus Christ over the millennia.
This book is a dependable guide for any pilgrim, planning to take the long journey to Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Nazareth and other cities and villages in the Holy Land, which were blessed with the earthly presence of Christ, the Blessed Virgin and the Apostles. This book enables the traveller to learn the history of various holy sites and their related customs.
"Jerusalem – a pilgrimage to the Holy Land" consists of 14 chapters.
Chapter I. The Armenian quarter of the ancient city of Jerusalem: The Monastery of SS James, the Monastery of the Holy Archangels, the Church of St. Thoros - the place where many ancient manuscripts are stored.
Chapter II. The Armenian Monastery of the Saviour on Mount Zion.
Chapter III. The Via Dolorosa - the road in the Old City, along which Christ walked, carrying his cross from the Antonia Fortress to the place of his execution.
Chapter IV - Jerusalem. The Church of the Sepulchre.
Chapter V - The Western Wall of the Temple of Jerusalem
Chapter VI - The Temple of the Rock, the Al-Aqsa Mosque
Chapter VII - The Valley of Jehosophat - the place where St. James, the brother of our Lord, met his death.
Chapter VIII. The Church of the Blessed Virgin. The Garden of Gethsemane.
Chapter IX - The Mount of Ascension, The Chapel of the Ascension, the Pater Noster Church, the Russian Monastery of the Ascension, 4th Century Armenian mosaics on the site where the head of St. John the Baptist was found.
Chapter X - The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.
Chapter XI - The Jordan valley, the site where Jesus Christ was baptised, Jericho, the Quarantine Mount, the Monastery of St. George Hosephite, the Monastery of St. Saava, the Dead Sea, the Qumran caves.
Chapter XII - The Holy sites of Galilee - Nazareth, Capernaum, Tagbha, the Mount of the Beatitudes, Mount Tabor, Beth-Shea.
Chapter XIII - Joppa (Jaffa). The Armenian Church of St. Nicholas.
Chapter XIV - The Armenian Patriarchate in Jerusalem.