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Essay:Important Christian Cities (view source)
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==Symbolic places==
*'''[[Bethlehem]]''' ([[Israel]]) was the birthplace of [[Jesus]]
*'''[[Bethlehem]]''' ([[Israel]]) was the birthplace of [[Jesus]]
*'''[[Jerusalem]]''' ([[Israel]]) is considered a [[Holy]] place by Christians for its association with Christ and the [[Crucifixion]]
*'''[[Jerusalem]]''' ([[Israel]]) is considered a [[Holy]] place by Christians for its association with Christ and the [[Crucifixion]]
*'''[[Nazareth]]''' ([[Israel]]) was a small village in biblical times. It was the early home of [[Jesus Christ]]. ([[Matthew]] 2:23) In 2006, the population of modern Nazareth was 64,800
*'''[[Nazareth]]''' ([[Israel]]) was a small village in biblical times. It was the early home of [[Jesus Christ]]. ([[Matthew]] 2:23)
==Important places==
*'''[[Mexico City]]''' ([[Mexico]]) is the most populated [[Christian]] city in the modern world
*'''[[Mexico City]]''' ([[Mexico]]) is the most populated [[Christian]] city in the modern world
*'''[[Vatican City]]''' ([[Vatican]]) is the headquarters of the [[Roman Catholic Church]]
==Major pilgrimage sites==
*[[Međugorje]] ([[Bosnia-Herzegovina]]) - Apparitions of the Blessed [[Virgin Mary]] from 1981 up to the present time.
*[[Basilica of the Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida]] ([[Brazil]]) - one of the largest [[church]]es in the world and receives about 8 million visitors per year.
*[[Lourdes]] ([[France]]) - associated with Marian apparitions receive over 5 million pilgrims a year, making Lourdes the second most visited Christian pilgrimage site in [[Europe]] after [[Rome]].
*[[Paris]] ([[France]]) - the [[cathedral]] of [[Notre Dame]] de Paris, and Basilica of [[Sacré-Coeur]] in [[Montmartre]]
*[[Basilica of St. Thérèse]] ([[Lisieux]]) - in Normandie ([[France]]). The second pilgrimage site in [[France]] after [[Lourdes]] with over 2 million visitors per year.
*[[Cologne]] ([[Germany]]). Shrine of the [[Three Kings]].
*[[Máriapócs]] ([[Hungary]])
*[[Bethany]] ([[Israel]]), site of the resurrection of [[Lazarus]]
*[[Jerusalem]] ([[Israel]]), site of the [[Passion]] (The Via Dolorosa) and [[Resurrection]] of [[Jesus]].
*[[Mount Tabor]] ([[Israel]]), site of the [[Transfiguration]]
*[[Nazareth]] ([[Israel]]), hometown of [[Jesus]]
*[[Sea of Galilee]] ([[Israel]]), site of [[Jesus]]' early ministry.
*[[Mount Carmel]] ([[Israel]])
*The House of [[Peter]] in [[Capernaum]] ([[Israel]])
*The [[Jesus trail]] ([[Israel]])
*[[Vatican City]] ([[Vatican]]) - Location of [[Saint Peter's Basilica]], relics of various saints, relics of the [[Passion]], important churches and headquarters of the [[Roman Catholic Church]].
*[[Rome]] ([[Italy]]) - on roads such as the Via Francigena. Site of the deaths of [[Saint Peter]], [[Saint Paul]] and other early martyrs.
*[[Padre Pio Pilgrimage Church]] ([[Italy]]) - the [[Padre Pio]] shrine located in San Giovanni Rotondo of southern Italy; also Pietrelcina as the birthplace of Padre Pio
*[[Basilica of St. Francis]] ([[Italy]]) - in Assisi; also church of [[Saint Clare]]
*[[Loreto]] ([[Italy]]) - in the Marche; home of the [[Basilica della Santa Casa]]
*Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Mexico) - one of the largest churches in the world and receives about 20 million pilgrims per year. It can accommodate 40,000 people for a mass.
*[[Jasna Góra]] Monastery in [[Częstochowa]] ([[Poland]]), where the Black Madonna of Częstochowa is housed permanently. It receives about 4.5 million pilgrims a year.
*The [[Sanctuary of Our Lady of Licheń]] in [[Licheń Stary]] ([[Poland]]), the home of the image of Our Lady of Licheń, known as the Sorrowful Queen of Poland. This expansive complex receives well over a million pilgrims a year.
*[[Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fátima]] ([[Portugal]]) - is one of the largest Marian shrines in the world. Our [[Lady of Fátima]] is the title given to the Blessed [[Virgin Mary]] according to her apparitions to three shepherd children at Fátima on the 13th day of six consecutive months in 1917. Fátima, Portugal, receives about 4-5 million pilgrims a year.
*[[Sanctuary of Christ the King]] ([[Portugal]]) - is a famous Catholic monument and shrine dedicated to the Sacred Heart of [[Jesus Christ]], place of many pilgrimages.
*[[Balazar]] ([[Portugal]]) - an important pilgrimage destination since the 20th century due to [[Alexandrina Maria da Costa]], died 1955, who gained fame as a Saint, beatified by [[Pope John Paul II]].
*[[Santiago de Compostela]] ([[Spain]]) - in [[Galicia]] on the Way of [[St James]] (Galician: O Camiño de Santiago). This famous medieval pilgrimage to the shrine of [[Saint James]] is still popular today.
*[[San Sebastián de Garabandal]] ([[Spain]]) - a rural village were occurred the apparitions of [[Our Lady of Mount Carmel]] and [[Saint Michael the Archangel]].
*[[Sanctuary of Chandavila]] ([[Spain]]) - a Marian shrine dedicated to the famous apparitions of Our Lady of Sorrows in La Codosera.
*[[Sanctuary of Our Lady of Covadonga]] ([[Spain]]) - a significant Marian shrine.
*[[Constantinople]] (today [[Istanbul]]) ([[Turkey]]). Former capital of the [[Byzantine Empire]] and the see of one of the five ancient Patriarchates and first among equals among the Patriarchs of the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]]. [[Hagia Sophia]], former cathedral and burial place of many Ecumenical Patriarchs.
*[[House of the Virgin Mary]] located in [[Ephesus]] ([[Turkey]]). The former home of the [[Virgin Mary]] until her [[Assumption]]/[[Dormition]] currently a shrine. It was blessed and declared a place of pilgrimage by [[Pope John Paul II]].
*[[Antioch]] ([[Turkey]]). Early Center of Christianity and official seat of the [[Antiochian Orthodox Church]]. Home to many old Christian churches.