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  • Pilgrimage
    • Bethlehem
      • Jesus was born here
      • In a grotto there is a 14 pointed star
        • it is believed this star indicates the birthplace of jesus
      • Christians go there to share there faith with others from around the world
        • Christians can pray and focus there attention on the birth of jesus
    • Nazareth
      • Jesus spent his childhood here
      • pilgrims can visit the church of annuciation
        • Christians believe this church was built over the home of mary
          • Here is where Mary was visited by Angle Gabriel
      • Christians go here as they believe that they can be historically closer to Jesus
        • The incarnation is very important to christians
    • jerusalem
      • Christians believe that Jesus visited Jerusalem at Passover time and spent a week her eventually leading to his death
      • The garden of gethsemane
        • Jesus prayed here before he was arrested
      • The place where Jesus died
      • The Church of the holy sepulchre
        • This church is said to be built where Jesus was crucified as well as his place of burial
      • Via Dolorosa
        • this is a special route that Christians pilgrims use to walk from the outskirts of Jerusalem to the church.
          • It is believed that this path is the one that Jesus took when carrying the cross to his crucifixion
      • Church of Ascension
        • Christians believe this church said to mark the place Jesus ascended
      • Christians believe that through sacrifice Jesus freed us from sin
    • lourdes
      • the pilgrimage site of Lourdes is near the Pyrenees mountains in france
        • it is particularly visited by roman catholics
      • it is particularly visited by roman catholics
      • pilgrims visit to be cleansed of their sins and cured of their illnesses.
        • it is believed that in a groto there is spring water that can heal people

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